Is Ariam a boy or girl name?

Ariam is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 564 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.4% were girls and 12.6% were boys.

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Ariam

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Ariam was most popular in 2021, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,281 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 564 people named Ariam.

Ariam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ariam’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ariam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ariam is mostly a girl’s name — 87.4% of the 564 Americans given it were girls and 12.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 84% girls and 16% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org