girl (SSA Category)Italian Origin Persian Origin Hebrew OriginUS Rank #26 in 2025

Aria

Alternative forms & variants: Arya, Ariah

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Melody, song, expressive air in Italian; noble in Persian; lioness in Hebrew”

Linguistic heritage: Italian / Persian / Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:AH-ree-uh

IPA (US English):/ˈɑːriə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20187,437 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#266,152 births in 2025

Total US Registrations96,373Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio99% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1900 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2018 (7,437 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1900

Recent 2025 Level22 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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