Ariya
Ariya was the 615th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 476 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 519th with 599 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 78 places. More babies were named Ariya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ariyah) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #615 girls, down 36 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 476girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019599 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,400babies recorded
What does the name Ariya mean?
Ariya is a spelling of Ariyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ariyah's meaning and origin.
Ariyah is a modern American girl's name, recorded in the US only since the late 1990s. Wiktionary lists it without an etymology. It appears to be a spelling of Aria or Ariah, influenced by names ending in -iyah such as Aaliyah. Wiktionary explains Aria as a 21st-century English name from the musical term aria, with similar-sounding names in Hebrew and Sanskrit.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern spelling; no documented origin.
Related names: Aria, Ariah, Arya.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ariyah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aria', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Ariya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 30 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #615 | 476 |
| 2020 | #579 | 509 |
| 2010 | #1,820 | 112 |
| 2000 | #4,998 | 23 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ariya, counting every spelling?
Ariya is a spelling of Ariyah, a name family that ranked #247 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #615 for Ariya on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,384 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariyah | 836 | #367 | 4,439 |
| Ariya | 476 | #615 | 2,734 |
| Aariyah | 40 | #3,713 | 226 |
| Aariya | 21 | #5,723 | 73 |
| Arriyah | 11 | #8,933 | 60 |
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 Ariya?
476 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ariya (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ariya 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 18 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ariya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ariya?
About 7,300 people born in the US named Ariya are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Ariya 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.
Ariya by state
How common Ariya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.2×), Georgia (1.9×), Mississippi (1.8×), Connecticut (1.7×), Maryland (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ariya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ariya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ariya
How popular is the name Ariya?
Ariya was the 615th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 476 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 519th with 599 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 78 places. More babies were named Ariya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ariya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ariya in the US.
Where is Ariya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ariya was most common in Nevada (0.75 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Mississippi.