Aria
Borrowed from the Italian musical term for a solo song, itself from the Latin word for air. It coincides with the Hebrew name Ariah, related to a word for lion.
Aria in 2025
Aria was given to 6,152 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 72nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 539 babies born.
The history of Aria
Aria reached its highest point in 2018, when 7,454 babies were given the name, ranking 61st that year.
Across the 126 years of records since 1900, 96,373 babies have been named Aria. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Aria by decade
| Decade | Babies named Aria | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 21 | 2,265 |
| 1910s | 48 | 3,273 |
| 1920s | 47 | 5,394 |
| 1930s | 5 | 7,683 |
| 1940s | 22 | 5,702 |
| 1950s | 38 | 7,351 |
| 1960s | 30 | 8,060 |
| 1970s | 181 | 4,473 |
| 1980s | 578 | 2,467 |
| 1990s | 1,430 | 1,672 |
| 2000s | 4,335 | 957 |
| 2010s | 52,455 | 61 |
| 2020s | 37,183 | 70 |
Where Aria is heading
Aria has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 6,440 babies in 2015 to 6,152 in 2025.
Names like Aria
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Aria.