Aranda
Of South American indigenous origin, meaning "dreamland" or "place of tranquility".
Name Census estimates that about 135 living Americans carry the first name Aranda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aranda today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aranda births was 1980 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aranda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
135
~ 1 in 2,538,921 Americans
Peak year
1980
10 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2007 SSA rank
#14,080
Tracked since 1977
Census
Aranda in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 217 people with the first name Aranda, which placed it at #36,520 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,520
National first-name rank
People counted
217
217 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aranda
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aranda is White at 44.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Black (23.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aranda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aranda at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.2% · 96
- Hispanic or Latino24.9% · 54
- Black or African American23.0% · 50
- Two or more races5.1% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 3
Popularity
Aranda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aranda from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 72 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aranda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aranda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aranda
The name Aranda has its origins in the Spanish language and culture. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "aranda," which means a place name referring to a town or village. The name can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Spain, with records indicating its use as early as the 12th century.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Aranda can be found in the historical records of the Kingdom of Aragon, which was a medieval kingdom located in present-day Spain. During this time, the name was likely associated with individuals who hailed from or had connections to the town or region of Aranda.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Aranda. One such individual was Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of Aranda (1719-1798), a Spanish nobleman, politician, and military leader who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1766 to 1773.
Another prominent figure was Juan de Aranda (1535-1612), a Spanish Dominican friar and theologian who played a significant role in the Spanish Inquisition and served as the confessor to King Philip III of Spain.
In the realm of art, Diego de Aranda y Coronado (1642-1685) was a notable Spanish Baroque painter and engraver who contributed to the development of the Spanish Golden Age of art.
Moving forward in time, Aranda was also the name of a Spanish scientist and engineer, Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu (1895-1936), who is credited with the invention of the autogyro, a precursor to the modern helicopter.
In literature, Aranda was the pen name used by the Spanish writer and journalist José María López-Hidalgo (1926-2003), who authored several novels and short stories during his illustrious career.
While these examples showcase the historical presence of the name Aranda across various fields, it is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there may be other notable individuals who carried this name throughout the centuries.
People
Aranda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aranda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aranda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aranda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 135 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aranda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,538,921 US residents.
Is Aranda a common name?
We classify Aranda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 142 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aranda most popular?
The single biggest year for Aranda was 1980, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aranda is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aranda in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 217 people with the name Aranda, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,520 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aranda in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aranda?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aranda leans strongly female. 198 people counted with this name were female (93.4%), compared with 14 male bearers (6.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aranda?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aranda is White at 44.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Black (23.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aranda most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aranda in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.2% (96 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aranda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aranda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aranda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aranda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aranda in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aranda can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Aranda?
See how many people have the name Aranda on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.