Given name & surname
Arias
Arias is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arias through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 387
- 337 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,050 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,050 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 483 as a first name in 2020; 58,926 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arias’s family of names
In Greek usage, Arias as a surname is a transliteration of Άριας. In Greek usage, Arias as a surname is a transliteration of Αρίας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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