Areej
Areej is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Areej
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Areej is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Areej
Areej first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 40 Areejs were born — ranking #3,767 that year. As of 2026, Areej ranks #6,088 for baby girls with 19 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 635 Areejs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Areej
Areej is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 635 births in the dataset. Areej's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,767. Use the chart and map above to compare Areej'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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