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Arian

Boy

Meaning of Arian: Persian: 'noble'

Arian is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 946th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 664th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#946

249 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#664

56 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,290

First recorded 1969 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 43 babies1982: 47 babies1983: 49 babies1984: 54 babies1985: 53 babies1986: 53 babies1987: 48 babies1988: 51 babies1989: 64 babies1990: 88 babies19901991: 90 babies1992: 76 babies1993: 81 babies1994: 81 babies1995: 100 babies1996: 87 babies1997: 96 babies1998: 107 babies1999: 108 babies2000: 146 babies20002001: 144 babies2002: 145 babies2003: 149 babies2004: 121 babies2005: 141 babies2006: 148 babies2007: 149 babies2008: 161 babies2009: 219 babies2010: 181 babies20102011: 243 babies2012: 383 babies2013: 543 babies2014: 418 babies2015: 386 babies2016: 362 babies2017: 291 babies2018: 276 babies2019: 274 babies2020: 281 babies20202021: 285 babies2022: 274 babies2023: 315 babies2024: 293 babies2025: 249 babies
US babies named Arian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 543.

Gender split

81% boys · 19% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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