Arya
Girl and boy and unisex name · Sanskrit origin
Arya meaning
As a girl and boy name
Arya is a word that in Sanskrit, Avestan and Old Persian means noble and excellent.
As a unisex name
noble, respectable
Arya at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy and unisex name
- Origin (boy)
- Sanskrit
- Origin (unisex)
- Sanskrit
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- عاريةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verifiedआर्यAs listed by Wiktionary; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,388 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #162 in 2024
Arya popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #3,482 | 12 |
| 1990 | #2,308 | 30 |
| 2000 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 2008 | #1,445 | 114 |
| 2010 | #1,725 | 88 |
| 2020 | #2,759 | 44 |
| 2024 | #2,388 | 58 |
All 43 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #3,482 | 12 |
| 1983 | #4,908 | 7 |
| 1984 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1985 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1986 | #2,779 | 18 |
| 1987 | #2,469 | 22 |
| 1988 | #2,598 | 22 |
| 1989 | #2,245 | 30 |
| 1990 | #2,308 | 30 |
| 1991 | #2,143 | 34 |
| 1992 | #2,467 | 29 |
| 1993 | #2,697 | 26 |
| 1994 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1995 | #2,500 | 30 |
| 1996 | #2,911 | 25 |
| 1997 | #2,546 | 31 |
| 1998 | #2,552 | 33 |
| 1999 | #2,722 | 31 |
| 2000 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 2001 | #2,151 | 48 |
| 2002 | #1,557 | 79 |
| 2003 | #1,497 | 86 |
| 2004 | #1,564 | 84 |
| 2005 | #1,648 | 82 |
| 2006 | #1,454 | 106 |
| 2007 | #1,509 | 105 |
| 2008 | #1,445 | 114 |
| 2009 | #1,471 | 113 |
| 2010 | #1,725 | 88 |
| 2011 | #1,468 | 111 |
| 2012 | #1,882 | 77 |
| 2013 | #1,851 | 77 |
| 2014 | #1,812 | 82 |
| 2015 | #1,717 | 90 |
| 2016 | #2,387 | 54 |
| 2017 | #2,672 | 46 |
| 2018 | #2,579 | 49 |
| 2019 | #2,626 | 49 |
| 2020 | #2,759 | 44 |
| 2021 | #2,652 | 48 |
| 2022 | #2,242 | 64 |
| 2023 | #2,414 | 56 |
| 2024 | #2,388 | 58 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #10,911 | 5 |
| 1990 | #11,408 | 6 |
| 2000 | #3,738 | 34 |
| 2010 | #942 | 273 |
| 2019 | #92 | 3,050 |
| 2020 | #113 | 2,372 |
| 2024 | #162 | 1,863 |
All 33 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #10,911 | 5 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 |
| 1990 | #11,408 | 6 |
| 1992 | #10,478 | 7 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 |
| 2000 | #3,738 | 34 |
| 2001 | #3,630 | 36 |
| 2002 | #2,780 | 54 |
| 2003 | #2,346 | 71 |
| 2004 | #1,614 | 120 |
| 2005 | #1,741 | 113 |
| 2006 | #1,424 | 159 |
| 2007 | #1,239 | 200 |
| 2008 | #1,231 | 205 |
| 2009 | #1,077 | 237 |
| 2010 | #942 | 273 |
| 2011 | #715 | 387 |
| 2012 | #414 | 759 |
| 2013 | #278 | 1,138 |
| 2014 | #216 | 1,556 |
| 2015 | #200 | 1,644 |
| 2016 | #169 | 1,898 |
| 2017 | #135 | 2,168 |
| 2018 | #119 | 2,556 |
| 2019 | #92 | 3,050 |
| 2020 | #113 | 2,372 |
| 2021 | #120 | 2,330 |
| 2022 | #122 | 2,343 |
| 2023 | #139 | 2,012 |
| 2024 | #162 | 1,863 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset; Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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