Ariah
Aria can be a male, female, or even a unisex name depending on the country of origin. The Persian Arya is a male name that means "noble". Italian Aria refers both "air" and the melody, aria. In the Albanian language, Aria or Ari means "treasure" or "gold" or "of high value". In Hebrew,, the name means "lion", while the alternate Ariyah means "God's (-Yah) Lion (Arye)".
Meaning & Origin of Ariah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aria can be a male, female, or even a unisex name depending on the country of origin. The Persian Arya is a male name that means "noble". Italian Aria refers both "air" and the melody, aria. In the Albanian language, Aria or Ari means "treasure" or "gold" or "of high value". In Hebrew,, the name means "lion", while the alternate Ariyah means "God's (-Yah) Lion (Arye)".
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The Story of Ariah
Ariah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 21 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 1,046 Ariahs were born — ranking #310 that year. As of 2026, Ariah ranks #632 for baby girls with 473 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 12K Ariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Ariah
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- Aria Aber (born 1991), German-American poet and writer
- Aria Barzan ( Ariobarzanes of Persis , died 330 BC; known as Ariobarzane the Brave), Iranian prince, satrap, and military commander
- Aria Das , Indian Buddhist nun and model
- Aria Barzegar (born 2002), Iranian professional footballer
- Aria Bedmar (born 1994), Spanish actress and dancer
- Aria Bolkus (born 1996/1997), Australian politician for the Labor Party
- Aria Clemente (born 1995), Filipina singer and actress
- Aria Crescendo, French-Romanian singer, songwriter and member of the Paradiso Girls
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Names that sound like Ariah
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About the name Ariah
Ariah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Ariah's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #310. Use the chart and map above to compare Ariah'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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