Arian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-ee-an
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #870 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #965 for boys
Arian is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “noble”. In 2025 it ranked 870th for boys in the UK (40 babies) and 965th for boys in the US (238 babies).
What does Arian mean?
Persian: Iranian name linked to Arya; also Welsh for 'silver'
“noble”
Shares its root with Iran, whose name comes from the Persian for 'land of the Aryans'.
Is Arian a girl's or a boy's name?
Arian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 238 boys in the US.
How popular is Arian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 870th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 7,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the UK were named Arian, making it the 870th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 914th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 59 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were given Arian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #507, up from #870 for this spelling alone.
In 1997, 60% of the babies named Arian in the UK were girls. By 2018 it was 6%, with more boys than girls since 1998.
Among boys in 2025, it was 811th in England and Wales.
Arian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #870 |
| 2024 | 59 | #687 |
| 2023 | 41 | #860 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 43 | #832 |
| 2020 | 35 | #914 |
| 2019 | 42 | #815 |
| 2018 | 46 | #788 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 41 | #855 |
| 2015 | 38 | #891 |
| 2014 | 36 | #905 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 41 | #840 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Arian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 965th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 238 about 1 in 7,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 238 boys in the US were named Arian, making it the 965th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 861st. Its busiest year was 2013, with 494 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970. 11 girls were also named Arian in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Arian than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Arian in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 288 boys in the US were given Arian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #789, up from #965 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 30% of the babies named Arian in the US in 1976, and 4% in 2025.
Arian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 238 | #965 |
| 2024 | 280 | #862 |
| 2023 | 296 | #827 |
| 2022 | 259 | #900 |
| 2021 | 260 | #887 |
| 2020 | 263 | #861 |
| 2019 | 240 | #915 |
| 2018 | 250 | #872 |
| 2017 | 262 | #843 |
| 2016 | 324 | #750 |
| 2015 | 347 | #714 |
| 2014 | 373 | #678 |
| 2013 | 494 | #538 |
| 2012 | 365 | #652 |
| 2011 | 217 | #924 |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,195 |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,191 |
| 2008 | 129 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 127 | #1,332 |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,350 |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,410 |
| 2004 | 90 | #1,489 |
| 2003 | 110 | #1,281 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,403 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,297 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,963 |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,639 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,702 |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,777 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,902 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,909 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,567 |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,610 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,970 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,650 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,864 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,753 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,068 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,670 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
Names like Arian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cillian, Finn, Rowan, Muhammad, Kian, Sebastian, Aiden, Abdullah, Brody, Adrian, Ayaan, Luca
Other spellings of Arian
Names related to Arian
Aryan, Arran, Arin, Aran, Aaran, Aarin, Arion, Arhan, Ariyon
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arman, Armaan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arian, updated 20 October 2026.