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Arya

Girl

Meaning of Arya: Sanskrit: 'noble'

Arya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 161st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 184th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#161

1,912 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#184

265 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

31,871

First recorded 1982 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 30 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 30 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 44 babies1998: 58 babies1999: 47 babies2000: 81 babies20002001: 84 babies2002: 133 babies2003: 157 babies2004: 204 babies2005: 195 babies2006: 265 babies2007: 305 babies2008: 319 babies2009: 350 babies2010: 361 babies20102011: 498 babies2012: 836 babies2013: 1,216 babies2014: 1,638 babies2015: 1,735 babies2016: 1,952 babies2017: 2,215 babies2018: 2,605 babies2019: 3,100 babies2020: 2,418 babies20202021: 2,379 babies2022: 2,407 babies2023: 2,069 babies2024: 1,925 babies2025: 1,912 babies
US babies named Arya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,100.

Gender split

7% boys · 93% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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