Arya
Italian aria, “air” and so a solo song; also read as the Hebrew Ariah, “lion.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Arya first shows up in the national records in 1982. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 1 different years between 2019 and 2019. Its biggest year was 2019, when 3,051 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 92 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 158 for girls. The name has also seen real use for boys: 2,335 of the 31,871 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Aria (96,373), Ariah (11,751), Ariyah (11,120), Ariya (7,400), Araya (4,198), Aarya (3,669) (total births since 1880)
Explore Arya interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 | No. 10912 |
| 1990s | 78 | No. 4366 |
| 2000s | 1,229 | No. 1077 |
| 2010s | 15,433 | No. 92 |
| 2020s | 12,786 | No. 113 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.