Aariyan
Boy · AA-ree-an · Sanskrit
Aariyan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “noble”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Aariyan mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Aryan
“noble”
From Sanskrit arya, 'noble', which shares an ancient root with the country name Iran.
- Say it
- AA-ree-an
Is Aariyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Aariyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aariyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Aariyan, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 16 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Aariyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Aariyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
Names like Aariyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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