Is Araya a boy or girl name?
Araya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 230 girls and 0 boys were named Araya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 3,959 US babies named Araya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,075
- Babies named Araya since 1979
- 3,959
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 310 babies
Boys and girls named Araya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 232 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 978 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 1,512 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 5 | 1,217 | 99.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,075 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 257 | #993 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 310 | #899 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,275 | 240 | #1,050 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,260 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,291 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,241 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,274 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,371 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,218 | 174 | #1,361 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,480 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,725 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,701 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,723 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,945 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,810 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,915 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,689 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,743 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,804 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,045 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,370 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,266 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,098 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,016 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,983 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,734 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,015 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,550 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,224 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,271 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,534 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,538 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,002 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,902 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,433 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,301 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Araya reached #12,218 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #899 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Araya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.