Ariyan
Ariyan was the 3040th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2525th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 951 places. More babies were named Ariyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,040 boys, up 386 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- 19% girls, 81% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 998babies recorded
Ariyan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,186 | #3,040 | 5 | 40 |
| 2020 | #7,601 | #3,426 | 14 | 32 |
| 2010 | #10,532 | #6,375 | 10 | 13 |
| 2000 | #6,839 | — | 15 | — |
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How popular is Ariyan, counting every spelling?
Ariyan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 67 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariyan | 40 | #3,040 | 207 |
| Ariyon | 21 | #4,717 | 110 |
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 Ariyan?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ariyan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ariyan 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ariyan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ariyan?
About 600 people born in the US named Ariyan are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Ariyan 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.
Ariyan by state
How common Ariyan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.3×). In 47 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 Ariyan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ariyan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ariyan
How popular is the name Ariyan?
Ariyan was the 3040th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2525th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 951 places. More babies were named Ariyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ariyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 19% girls, 81% boys given the name Ariyan in the US.
Where is Ariyan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ariyan was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.