Aarin
The Story of Aarin
As a girl name
Aarin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 16 births, good for #4,420 nationwide. About 30% of every Aarin on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Aarin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 307 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Aarin as a boy name dates back to 1976, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 71 newborns named Aarin — #1,995 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Aarin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aarin ranks #5,005 for boys with 19 births, falling sharply (-41%). All told, over 938 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aarin
Aarin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 938 births in the dataset. Aarin's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,995. Use the chart and map above to compare Aarin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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