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Arryn

Gender
Boy
Say it
AR-in
Origin
Modern

Arryn is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Arryn mean?

Modern: modern spelling, perhaps after Erin or Arin

Also the name of House Arryn in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.

Is Arryn a girl's or a boy's name?

Arryn is a boys' name.

How popular is Arryn in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 6 boys.

1998Busiest: 6 in 20192021
Arryn in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20211#6,364
20201#6,143
20196#3,184
20184#4,169
20173#4,995
20162#6,340
20150–
20140–
20132#6,127
20121#6,332
20111#6,218
20101#6,148
20090–
20081#5,936
20071#5,736
20061#5,377
20050–
20040–
20032#4,575
20020–
20010–
20001#4,018
19990–
19982#3,848

Names like Arryn

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Arryn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arryn, updated 20 October 2026.