girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Aryana

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Ariana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,101 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

Rare spelling variant of Ariana.

Rank 2025
#2,101
among girls · ↓187 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
89
named Aryana · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,059
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
392 babies
All-time total
7,329
#2,013 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Aryana popularity over time

7,329 babies have been named Aryana since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1980s 37 4 – #5,567
1990s 687 69 +1757% #1,325
2000s 2,900 290 +322% #755
2010s 2,990 299 +3% #715
2020s (to 2025) 715 119 -60% #1,461

Where Aryana 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 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 76 0.05 outside top 500
2028 71 0.04 outside top 500
2029 67 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Aryana is most popular

Girls named Aryana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.070 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aryana 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 York 43 0.109 +55%
California 91 0.108 +55%
Texas 78 0.097 +39%
Florida 39 0.091 +30%
Illinois 19 0.083 +19%
Georgia 18 0.079 +13%
Virginia 11 0.065 -8%
Maryland 5 0.047 -33%
Arizona 5 0.036 -49%
Indiana 5 0.036 -49%
Washington 5 0.035 -51%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -55%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -60%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -64%
Ohio 6 0.025 -64%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
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North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
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Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Aryana

Aryana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,101 in 2025 with 89 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 7,329 American babies have been named Aryana. Its peak came in 2014, when 392 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Aryana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aryana?

The median living Aryana is about 15 years old; half are between 10 and 21. An estimated 7,300 people named Aryana are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Aryana year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 89 #2,101
2024 104 #1,914
2023 107 #1,865
2022 129 #1,638
2021 139 #1,516
2020 147 #1,461
2019 166 #1,359
2018 205 #1,174
2017 207 #1,182
2016 266 #994
2015 336 #835
2014 392 #715
2013 362 #748
2012 378 #735
2011 321 #825
2010 357 #765
2009 373 #765
2008 391 #755
2007 379 #767
2006 333 #818
2005 289 #877
2004 277 #883
2003 252 #933
2002 207 #1,039
2001 214 #1,001
2000 185 #1,104
1995 54 #2,395
1990 20 #4,709
1985 6 #9,396
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Famous people named Aryana

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

  1. 1 Aryana Engineer Canadian actress (born 2001) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aryana?

The median living Aryana is about 15 years old. Half of all living Aryanas are between 10 and 21 years old.

How many people named Aryana are alive today?

An estimated 7,300 people named Aryana are alive in the United States, based on 7,329 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aryana mean?

Rare spelling variant of Ariana.

How popular is the name Aryana in 2025?

Aryana ranked #2,101 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 89 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aryana?

7,329 babies have been named Aryana in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aryana most popular?

Aryana peaked in 2014, when 392 newborns received the name.

Is Aryana a boy or girl name?

Aryana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aryana rising or falling?

Aryana is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aryana become more popular?

Aryana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Aryana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aryana?

Well-known people named Aryana include Aryana Engineer (actor).

Names like Aryana

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

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