Arya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AR-ya
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #193 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #158 for girls
Arya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “noble, honourable”. In 2025 it ranked 193rd for girls in the UK (288 babies) and 158th for girls in the US (1,858 babies).
What does Arya mean?
Sanskrit
“noble, honourable”
Also the name of Arya Stark in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.
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Is Arya a girl's or a boy's name?
Arya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 288 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 1,858 girls and 54 boys in the US.
How popular is Arya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 193rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 288 about 1 in 970 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 288 girls in the UK were named Arya, making it the 193rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 136th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 479 girls. 12 boys were also named Arya in 2025 (2,087th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Arya than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Arya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2000, 25% of the babies named Arya in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 96%, with more girls than boys since 2006.
Among girls in 2025, it was 193rd in England and Wales, 191st in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Arya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 288 | #193 |
| 2024 | 289 | #189 |
| 2023 | 315 | #181 |
| 2022 | 321 | #175 |
| 2021 | 381 | #157 |
| 2020 | 412 | #136 |
| 2019 | 479 | #121 |
| 2018 | 399 | #149 |
| 2017 | 402 | #153 |
| 2016 | 358 | #175 |
| 2015 | 333 | #184 |
| 2014 | 286 | #208 |
| 2013 | 213 | #252 |
| 2012 | 126 | #410 |
| 2011 | 64 | #681 |
| 2010 | 45 | #853 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,147 |
| 2008 | 35 | #978 |
| 2007 | 34 | #963 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,272 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Arya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 158th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,858 about 1 in 870 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,858 girls in the US were named Arya, making it the 158th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 113th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 3,051 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986. 54 boys were also named Arya in 2025 (2,480th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Arya than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Arya in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,011 girls in the US were given Arya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #179.
In 1990, 17% of the babies named Arya in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 97%, with more girls than boys since 2004.
Arya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,858 | #158 |
| 2024 | 1,867 | #161 |
| 2023 | 2,013 | #139 |
| 2022 | 2,343 | #122 |
| 2021 | 2,331 | #120 |
| 2020 | 2,374 | #113 |
| 2019 | 3,051 | #92 |
| 2018 | 2,556 | #119 |
| 2017 | 2,169 | #135 |
| 2016 | 1,898 | #169 |
| 2015 | 1,645 | #200 |
| 2014 | 1,556 | #216 |
| 2013 | 1,139 | #278 |
| 2012 | 759 | #414 |
| 2011 | 387 | #715 |
| 2010 | 273 | #942 |
| 2009 | 237 | #1,077 |
| 2008 | 205 | #1,231 |
| 2007 | 200 | #1,239 |
| 2006 | 159 | #1,424 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,740 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,613 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2,343 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,776 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3,627 |
| 2000 | 34 | #3,733 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Arya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aadhya, Anaya, Aarya, Prisha, River, Ayat, Anya, Saanvi, Raya, Aanya, Aavya, Navya
Other spellings of Arya
Names related to Arya
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
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, “Arya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arya, updated 20 October 2026.