Aryan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-yan
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #316 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #871 for boys
Aryan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “noble”. In 2025 it ranked 316th for boys in the UK (156 babies) and 871st for boys in the US (275 babies).
What does Aryan mean?
Sanskrit
“noble”
From the Sanskrit arya, 'noble', a self-designation of ancient Indo-Iranian peoples.
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Is Aryan a girl's or a boy's name?
Aryan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 156 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 275 boys in the US.
How popular is Aryan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 316th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 156 about 1 in 1,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 156 boys in the UK were named Aryan, making it the 316th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 312th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 238 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aryan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 302nd in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Aryan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | #316 |
| 2024 | 152 | #328 |
| 2023 | 180 | #283 |
| 2022 | 162 | #315 |
| 2021 | 156 | #332 |
| 2020 | 164 | #312 |
| 2019 | 190 | #284 |
| 2018 | 179 | #304 |
| 2017 | 201 | #288 |
| 2016 | 227 | #264 |
| 2015 | 204 | #281 |
| 2014 | 202 | #274 |
| 2013 | 196 | #274 |
| 2012 | 208 | #264 |
| 2011 | 217 | #247 |
| 2010 | 228 | #240 |
| 2009 | 220 | #232 |
| 2008 | 238 | #218 |
| 2007 | 237 | #219 |
| 2006 | 195 | #229 |
| 2005 | 168 | #235 |
| 2004 | 168 | #237 |
| 2003 | 92 | #332 |
| 2002 | 69 | #388 |
| 2001 | 40 | #550 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Aryan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 871st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 275 about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 275 boys in the US were named Aryan, making it the 871st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 841st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 406 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978. 5 girls were also named Aryan in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Aryan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Aryan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 28% of the babies named Aryan in the US in 1990, and 2% in 2025.
Aryan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 275 | #871 |
| 2024 | 320 | #785 |
| 2023 | 355 | #741 |
| 2022 | 302 | #820 |
| 2021 | 312 | #788 |
| 2020 | 271 | #841 |
| 2019 | 342 | #714 |
| 2018 | 300 | #772 |
| 2017 | 321 | #742 |
| 2016 | 345 | #708 |
| 2015 | 360 | #698 |
| 2014 | 317 | #747 |
| 2013 | 342 | #698 |
| 2012 | 352 | #671 |
| 2011 | 342 | #689 |
| 2010 | 326 | #714 |
| 2009 | 298 | #762 |
| 2008 | 355 | #680 |
| 2007 | 406 | #613 |
| 2006 | 326 | #689 |
| 2005 | 307 | #681 |
| 2004 | 321 | #644 |
| 2003 | 240 | #744 |
| 2002 | 188 | #871 |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,189 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,421 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Aryan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Arjun, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Yuvraj, Bodhi, Shivansh, Avi, Ayaan, Aaryan, Veer
Names related to Aryan
Arran, Arian, Ariyan, Aran, Aryaan, Arwyn, Aaran, Aaryn, Aryn, Oryan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Arya, Lila, Rohan, Kali, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani, Rudra, Agastya, Aarya
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, “Aryan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aryan, updated 20 October 2026.