Areia first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2011. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2013, 12 babies received the name (ranked #9088). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #14194), with roughly 6 babies named Areia each year. Areia's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 61 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.