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Araya

Girl

Meaning of Araya: Thai: 'noble'

Araya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Thai naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1017th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 751st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1017

235 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#751

50 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,198

First recorded 1979 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 82 babies20002001: 79 babies2002: 72 babies2003: 70 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 108 babies2006: 119 babies2007: 130 babies2008: 110 babies2009: 119 babies2010: 103 babies20102011: 120 babies2012: 123 babies2013: 120 babies2014: 151 babies2015: 179 babies2016: 171 babies2017: 185 babies2018: 189 babies2019: 178 babies2020: 181 babies20202021: 245 babies2022: 310 babies2023: 258 babies2024: 230 babies2025: 235 babies
US babies named Araya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 310.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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