Araya has been given to about 4,198 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2022, when 310 babies were given the name, ranking 899th. The typical living American called Araya is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.