Girl · #4,011 in 2026

Arax

Name: Popularity of the name Arax in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Arax, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

The Aras is a transboundary river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan, between Iran and both Azerbaijan and Armenia, and, finally, through Azerbaijan where it flows into the Kura river as a right tributary.

Armenian

Current Rank

#4,011

Peak Rank

#4,011 (1922)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1914

First Year

1922

Last Year

1922

Peak Year

#4011

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Arax

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

Armenian

Etymology

Aras River in the Persian Empire in a map from 1747 A young Kurdish notable with his advisor and tribe crossing the Aras River. In Armenian tradition, the river is named after Arast , a great-grandson of the legendary Armenian patriarch Haik . The name was later Hellenized to Araxes and was applied to the Kura–Araxes culture , a prehistoric people who flourished in the valleys of the Kura and Aras. The river is also mentioned in the last chapter of Virgil's Aeneid VIII, as "angry at the bridge," since the Romans built a bridge over it so that it is thereby conquered. The river Aras has been as

The Story of Arax

Arax first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 7 births, good for #4,011 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Araxs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1922 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 13 Araxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Arax

Phonetically similar names — useful when Arax is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Erics
Eryx
Earaches
Serax
Irex
Tracks
Cracks
Trax
Oryx
Crax
Aurochs
Orix

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Arax

What does the name Arax mean?

What is the origin of the name Arax?

Arax has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Armenian.

How popular is Arax in 2026?

In 2026, Arax ranks #4,011 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Arax most popular?

Arax reached its peak popularity in 1922, ranking #4,011 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Arax a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Arax is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Arax?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Arax include Deller, Beedie, Euda. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Arax

Arax is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Arax's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #4,011. Use the chart and map above to compare Arax'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.