Aryan

What Aryan means

Means “noble; noble one”

Originally from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble; noble one”) and +‎ -n.

Source: Wiktionary, “Aryan” (revision 94584665), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Aryan?

US: Falling: down from #698 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #257 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2023, when 355 boys got the name (#741 that year). First in the US records in 1978.

How common

• About 1 in 6,211 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,801 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,928 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NJ (0.45 per 1,000 boys), CA (0.32 per 1,000 boys), MD (0.31 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Aryan is #871 in the US and #302 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.2% of US babies named Aryan were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ariyan40 US · 35 E&W
• Oryan36 US
• Aryaan11 US · 21 E&W
• Ariyon21 US
• Eryan7 US
• Aryon6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Aryan

Boys

• Zayden#213Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 11 babies
• Emmanuel#179Editor’s note Down from #151 in 2015 to #179 in 2025 in the US
• Xander#259Diminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Aiden#62Variant of Aidan, meaning “fire”^*
• Kayden#135Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 6 babies
• Julian#25“Roman personal name”^*

For a sister

• Ella#29Short form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”^*
• Leila#259Editor’s note Steady in the US: #247 in 2015 and #259 in 2025
• Ava#11Editor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records
• Lola#275Editor’s note Down from #224 in 2015 to #275 in 2025 in the US
• Ximena#183Basque, meaning “son”^*
• Layla#36Editor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Aryan’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.