girl's name
Aarya
- Origin Sanskrit
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,390
Canada
#461
2024 births
Aarya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 192 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Aarya is a name of Sanskrit origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 270 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,268 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Aarya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 467 |
| 2010s | 1,782 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,420 |
How popular is Aarya?
In 2025, Aarya was given to 192 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aarya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aarya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aarya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aarya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aarya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aarya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aarya
How popular is the name Aarya?
In 2025, Aarya was given to 192 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aarya a girl's or a boy's name?
Aarya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aarya most popular?
Aarya peaked in 2020, when 270 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aarya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aarya currently ranks #461 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.