Arian
Arian was the 965th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 238 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 538th with 494 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 251 places. More babies were named Arian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Welsh, Sanskrit, Albanian
Say it AIR-ee-un /ˈɛriən/
- Rank in 2025
- #965 boys, down 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 238boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013494 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,290babies recorded
What does the name Arian mean?
Arian is used in several cultures with different roots, so no single meaning applies. In Welsh, arian is the word for 'silver'. Wiktionary records Arian as an Albanian man's name, and the spelling is also close to Aryan, a boys' name in Indian use from Sanskrit ārya 'noble'. The English word Arian, for a follower of the 4th-century priest Arius, is unrelated.
arian (Welsh, “silver”)आर्य (Sanskrit, “noble, honourable”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several unrelated sources; which applies depends on the family.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'arian' (Welsh section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Arian' (Albanian section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aryan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), s.v. 'ārya' (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries), Oxford, Clarendon Press (public domain); digitized by University of Cologne
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Arian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,928 | #965 | 11 | 238 |
| 2020 | #6,348 | #861 | 18 | 263 |
| 2010 | #4,623 | #1,195 | 31 | 150 |
| 2000 | #2,980 | #1,300 | 47 | 99 |
| 1990 | #3,023 | #1,616 | 37 | 51 |
| 1980 | #3,863 | #2,285 | 20 | 22 |
| 1970 | #4,773 | #3,537 | 11 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Arian, counting every spelling?
Arian is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #922 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #965 for Arian on its own. Together these spellings went to 243 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arian | 238 | #965 | 1,333 |
| Aarian | 5 | #12,012 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arian?
238 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arian (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arian born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arian?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Arian are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Arian a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arian by state
How common Arian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.7×), Texas (2.5×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arian, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Arian · Sibling names for Arian
Questions about the name Arian
What does Arian mean?
The origin of Arian is uncertain: several unrelated sources; which applies depends on the family.
How popular is the name Arian?
Arian was the 965th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 238 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 538th with 494 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 251 places. More babies were named Arian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Arian in the US.
Where is Arian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arian was most common in Arizona (0.42 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.