Arya
From Sanskrit arya, meaning noble or honorable, a word with long use in Indian tradition. Its recent English visibility owes much to a character in A Song of Ice and Fire.
Arya in 2025
Arya was given to 1,912 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 358th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,734 babies born.
The history of Arya
Arya reached its highest point in 2019, when 3,100 babies were given the name, ranking 224th that year.
Across the 44 years of records since 1982, 31,871 babies have been named Arya. Half of them were born before 2019, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Arya has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Arya by decade
| Decade | Babies named Arya | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 150 | 5,405 |
| 1990s | 362 | 4,064 |
| 2000s | 2,093 | 1,496 |
| 2010s | 16,156 | 224 |
| 2020s | 13,110 | 282 |
Where Arya is heading
Arya has risen 10% over the past decade, from 1,735 babies in 2015 to 1,912 in 2025.
Names like Arya
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Arya.