Baby Name Popularity Profile

Arya

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Arya.

✦ Noble 🌍 Sanskrit, Persian Virtue Traditional
National Rank (2025) #158
All-Time Peak Rank #92 Achieved 2019
Total U.S. Births 29,536 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 5.1% Boy / 94.9% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1986 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 3,051 births in 2019
πŸ’‘ The Arya Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Noble
Language Origin Sanskrit, Persian
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Sanskrit 'ārya' and Old Persian 'ariya', both meaning 'noble' or 'honorable'.
Common Nicknames
Ari
Pronunciation: AHR-yah
Themes & Categories
Virtue Traditional
Etymology confidence: Medium Β· Under review

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Arya across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -21.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +12.9%
2015: 1,645 births 1,645 2016: 1,898 births 2017: 2,169 births 2018: 2,556 births 2019: 3,051 births 2020: 2,374 births 2,374 2021: 2,331 births 2022: 2,343 births 2023: 2,013 births 2024: 1,867 births 2025: 1,858 births 1,858
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 3,051 births in 2019
Years in Top 100 1 yrs
Years in Top 500 14 yrs
Longest Streak 30 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 10
1990s: 78
2000s: 1,229
2010s: 15,433
2020s: 12,786

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ary-a
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Alaska, Washington
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #141 263 2019 37.0% Decline
Florida #96 2,049 2019 +0.6% Growth
Arizona #152 703 2019 2.3% Decline
Alaska Unranked 71 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #132 772 2019 16.4% Decline
Colorado #166 508 2017 10.3% Decline
California #106 4,203 2019 17.9% Decline
Hawaii #80 123 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #143 1,102 2022 45.5% Decline
Texas #148 2,908 2019 15.4% Decline
Utah #262 302 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #59 194 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #122 809 2019 11.8% Decline
Oregon #200 323 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #90 511 2019 +17.9% Growth
Delaware #177 67 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #413 119 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #212 833 2018 19.4% Decline
Connecticut #162 297 2020 36.7% Decline
North Carolina #127 776 2019 +8.3% Growth
New York #120 2,080 2019 26.9% Decline
Massachusetts #131 657 2016 24.1% Decline
New Hampshire Unranked 80 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island #188 92 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #259 583 2019 38.6% Decline
Minnesota #233 452 2019 33.3% Decline
Wisconsin #266 473 2018 39.4% Decline
Illinois #223 1,143 2019 54.5% Decline
Tennessee #286 482 2019 25.0% Decline
Kansas #215 235 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #300 155 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #207 280 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 61 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #225 749 2019 36.5% Decline
Missouri #230 433 2019 30.8% Decline
North Dakota #164 65 2020 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #246 277 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 63 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #188 991 2018 24.1% Decline
Ohio #259 849 2019 41.9% Decline
Kentucky #160 314 2022 12.5% Decline
Iowa #277 230 2019 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 73 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #495 166 2021 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #156 126 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #283 247 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #272 224 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 54 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #274 114 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 6 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume

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