Aryan
Aryan was the 872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 275 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 613th with 406 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 173 places. More babies were named Aryan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning noble (Sanskrit) · Sanskrit
Say it AR-yun /ˈɑɹjən/
- Rank in 2025
- #872 boys, down 31 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 275boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007406 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,854babies recorded
What does the name Aryan mean?
Aryan, as an Indian given name, comes from Sanskrit ārya 'noble, honorable', the self-designation of the early speakers of Indo-Aryan languages, and it is widely used in India and among Indian American families. In English the word Aryan was later applied to the Indo-European peoples in 19th-century scholarship and then misused in European racial theories, especially by the Nazis; scholars now use 'Indo-Iranian' or 'Indo-Aryan' only for the languages. The given name in Indian use carries the older sense 'noble'.
आर्य (ārya) (Sanskrit, “noble, honorable”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: In Indian pronunciation the first vowel is long: AAR-yun.
Related names: Arya, Aarya, Aryaan.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aryan', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'आर्य', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Aryan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 748 since 1978, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #872 | 275 |
| 2020 | #841 | 271 |
| 2010 | #714 | 326 |
| 2000 | #2,430 | 39 |
| 1990 | #2,784 | 23 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aryan, counting every spelling?
Aryan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #710 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #872 for Aryan on its own. Together these spellings went to 366 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan | 275 | #872 | 1,564 |
| Aaryan | 74 | #2,020 | 452 |
| Aryaan | 11 | #7,237 | 81 |
| Aryon | 6 | #10,812 | 31 |
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 Aryan?
275 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aryan (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aryan 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 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aryan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aryan?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Aryan are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Aryan mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Aryan by state
How common Aryan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.5×), New York (1.8×), Washington (1.7×), California (1.7×), Virginia (1.6×). 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 Aryan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aryan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aryan · Sibling names for Aryan
Questions about the name Aryan
What does Aryan mean?
Aryan means “noble (Sanskrit)” (Sanskrit origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aryan?
Aryan was the 872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 275 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 613th with 406 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 173 places. More babies were named Aryan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aryan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aryan in the US.
Where is Aryan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aryan was most common in New Jersey (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Washington.