Aria
Girl · AR-ee-a · Italian
Aria is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “air, melody”. In 2025 it ranked 33rd for girls in the UK (1,297 babies) and 26th for girls in the US (6,130 babies).
What does Aria mean?
Italian
“air, melody”
In music an aria is a solo song, especially in opera; the Italian word comes from Latin aer, 'air'.
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- AR-ee-a
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Is Aria a girl's or a boy's name?
Aria is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,297 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 6,130 girls and 22 boys in the US.
How popular is Aria in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #33among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,297about 1 in 210 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,297 girls in the UK were named Aria, making it the 33rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 38th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,520 girls. 4 boys were also named Aria in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Aria than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Aria in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,587 girls in the UK were given Aria or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #24, up from #33 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 67% of the babies named Aria in the UK in 1998, and over 99% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 34th in England and Wales, 25th in Scotland and 49th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#35).
Aria in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,297 | #33 |
| 2024 | 1,355 | #31 |
| 2023 | 1,442 | #29 |
| 2022 | 1,471 | #29 |
| 2021 | 1,435 | #35 |
| 2020 | 1,310 | #38 |
| 2019 | 1,429 | #36 |
| 2018 | 1,520 | #36 |
| 2017 | 1,413 | #40 |
| 2016 | 1,232 | #54 |
| 2015 | 783 | #82 |
| 2014 | 434 | #143 |
| 2013 | 301 | #196 |
| 2012 | 199 | #278 |
| 2011 | 76 | #589 |
| 2010 | 54 | #738 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 35 | #978 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Aria in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #26among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6,130about 1 in 260 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6,130 girls in the US were named Aria, making it the 26th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 27th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 7,437 girls. It first appears in the records in 1900. 22 boys were also named Aria in 2025 (4,538th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Aria in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 7,932 girls in the US were given Aria or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #17, up from #26 for this spelling alone.
Aria in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,130 | #26 |
| 2024 | 5,956 | #26 |
| 2023 | 6,024 | #25 |
| 2022 | 6,406 | #23 |
| 2021 | 6,400 | #22 |
| 2020 | 6,143 | #27 |
| 2019 | 7,120 | #20 |
| 2018 | 7,437 | #19 |
| 2017 | 7,168 | #20 |
| 2016 | 6,949 | #23 |
| 2015 | 6,419 | #29 |
| 2014 | 5,933 | #31 |
| 2013 | 5,118 | #41 |
| 2012 | 3,233 | #92 |
| 2011 | 1,983 | #157 |
| 2010 | 904 | #353 |
| 2009 | 596 | #506 |
| 2008 | 541 | #571 |
| 2007 | 530 | #567 |
| 2006 | 444 | #653 |
| 2005 | 384 | #710 |
| 2004 | 403 | #684 |
| 2003 | 402 | #662 |
| 2002 | 331 | #736 |
| 2001 | 321 | #745 |
| 2000 | 221 | #956 |
| 1999 | 202 | #1,010 |
| 1998 | 178 | #1,087 |
| 1997 | 133 | #1,301 |
| 1996 | 143 | #1,223 |
| 1995 | 151 | #1,150 |
| 1994 | 105 | #1,491 |
| 1993 | 75 | #1,878 |
| 1992 | 102 | #1,527 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,636 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,640 |
| 1989 | 77 | #1,746 |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,670 |
| 1987 | 55 | #2,023 |
| 1986 | 42 | #2,383 |
| 1985 | 46 | #2,221 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,905 |
| 1983 | 49 | #2,046 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 30 | #2,928 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 28 | #2,837 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,653 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,930 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
Nicknames for Aria
- Ari 152 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Aria
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