Araya
Araya is a name with a single cultural origin: Tigrinya.
- Tigrinya
Meaning & Origin of Araya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Araya is a name with a single cultural origin: Tigrinya.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tigrinya
The Story of Araya
The earliest SSA record of Araya as a baby girl name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 310 newborns named Araya — #899 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Arayas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #970 among baby girl names with 267 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Arayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Araya
Araya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Araya's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #899. Use the chart and map above to compare Araya'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.