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Arah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Arah?

In 2018 the rare name Arah, ranked the 11,442nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Arah is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #818 was reached in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1922 with 16 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Arah was less than 5, most recently in 2009.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Arah occurred roughly during the years 1918-1921.

For a number of years, the name Arah has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Arah for their newborn has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Arah?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Arah is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Arah (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 11,442
2017 11 9,363
2016 11 9,462
2015 5 16,662
2014 8 12,031
2013 16 7,405
2012 9 11,357
2011 6 15,007
2010 6 15,141
2009 < 5 --
2008 7 13,983
2007 5 17,897
2006 < 5 --
2005 5 16,736
2004 6 14,356
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 5 15,249
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 6 11,946
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 8 9,390
1990 7 10,285
1989 9 8,094
1988 14 5,619
1987 10 6,820
1986 12 5,773
1985 11 6,053
1984 9 6,843
1983 10 6,253
1982 16 4,542
1981 8 7,435
1980 11 5,934
1979 7 8,092
1978 5 9,861
1977 9 6,378
1976 6 8,211
1975 6 8,042
1974 8 6,286
1973 < 5 --
1972 < 5 --
1971 7 6,647
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 < 5 --
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 5 4,442
1940 5 4,395
1939 < 5 --
1938 5 4,370
1937 7 3,454
1936 7 3,397
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 5 4,251
1932 5 4,450
1931 8 3,238
1930 7 3,679
1929 < 5 --
1928 7 3,761
1927 < 5 --
1926 10 3,057
1925 5 5,013
1924 9 3,409
1923 9 3,373
1922 16 2,297
1921 15 2,381
1920 13 2,600
1919 11 2,821
1918 8 3,536
1917 11 2,706
1916 < 5 --
1915 14 2,149
1914 6 3,208
1913 6 2,847
1912 11 1,728
1911 6 2,209
1910 8 1,783
1909 < 5 --
1908 5 2,119
1907 < 5 --
1906 6 1,743
1905 < 5 --
1904 5 1,905
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 6 1,516
1897 5 1,563
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 6 1,285
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 5 1,116
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 6 818
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.