Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Aarya

Meaning Spelling variant of Aria Gender Unisex · 89% girls Rank 2025 #1,258 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Aria.

Rank 2025
#1,258
among girls · ↓93 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
192
named Aarya · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,030
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
270 babies
All-time total
3,669
#3,410 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Aarya popularity over time

3,669 babies have been named Aarya since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 303 164 467 47 – #2,614
2010s 1,618 164 1,782 178 +282% #1,141
2020s (to 2025) 1,346 74 1,420 237 +33% #994

Where Aarya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 177 0.11 outside top 500
2027 176 0.11 outside top 500
2028 175 0.11 outside top 500
2029 174 0.11 outside top 500
2030 173 0.11 outside top 500

Where Aarya is most popular

Girls named Aarya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.134 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aarya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 87 0.482 +259%
Massachusetts 34 0.281 +109%
Washington 36 0.249 +85%
Illinois 52 0.227 +69%
Georgia 48 0.211 +57%
Virginia 33 0.194 +44%
Ohio 44 0.185 +38%
New York 73 0.184 +37%
Texas 148 0.184 +37%
California 145 0.172 +28%
North Carolina 35 0.154 +14%
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 -6%
Florida 54 0.126 -6%
Michigan 21 0.115 -14%
Tennessee 17 0.107 -20%
Maryland 10 0.094 -30%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -42%
Oregon 5 0.077 -43%
Indiana 5 0.036 -73%
Alaska – – –
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Arkansas – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aarya

Aarya is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,258 in 2025 with 178 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 3,669 American babies have been named Aarya, about 89% girls and 11% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 270 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aarya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aarya?

The median living Aarya is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 3,600 people named Aarya are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aarya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 178 #1,258 14 #6,143
2024 206 #1,165 10 #7,767
2023 237 #1,055 13 #6,520
2022 214 #1,138 12 #6,831
2021 255 #1,002 11 #7,092
2020 256 #994 14 #5,982
2019 191 #1,229 12 #6,780
2018 214 #1,141 10 #7,622
2017 197 #1,217 5 #12,256
2016 189 #1,278 18 #5,125
2015 180 #1,317 20 #4,711
2014 178 #1,326 21 #4,539
2013 166 #1,391 22 #4,313
2012 123 #1,699 15 #5,721
2011 108 #1,857 15 #5,675
2010 72 #2,538 26 #3,894
2009 70 #2,614 23 #4,281
2008 59 #2,957 16 #5,489
2007 60 #2,964 19 #4,808
2006 28 #4,953 26 #3,783
2005 21 #5,800 26 #3,617
2004 26 #4,949 20 #4,264
2003 14 #7,582 14 #5,272
2002 12 #8,282 10 #6,524
2001 7 #12,062 5 #10,560
2000 6 #13,158 5 #10,352
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Famous people named Aarya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aarya Babbar Aarya Babbar Indian actor b. 1982 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aarya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aarya?

The median living Aarya is about 7 years old. Half of all living Aaryas are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Aarya are alive today?

An estimated 3,600 people named Aarya are alive in the United States, based on 3,669 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aarya mean?

Spelling variant of Aria.

How popular is the name Aarya in 2025?

Aarya ranked #1,258 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 178 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aarya?

3,669 babies have been named Aarya in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aarya most popular?

Aarya peaked in 2020, when 270 newborns received the name.

Is Aarya a boy or girl name?

Aarya is used for both: about 89% of babies named Aarya have been girls and 11% boys.

Is the name Aarya rising or falling?

Aarya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aarya become more popular?

Aarya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 173 girls named Aarya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aarya?

Well-known people named Aarya include Aarya Babbar (actor).

Names like Aarya

Names that sound and feel close to Aarya: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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