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Aria

Aria: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“air; melody”
Origin
Italian
Say it
AR-ee-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

An Italian word meaning 'air' and, in music, a solo melody. It is also used as a given name; in some cases it can coincide with names from other traditions, but the common given-name use of this spelling is usually tied to Italian.

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How popular is Aria?

20241,789 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Aria in 20245,956

2024 rank#26 girls

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 188090,173

Aria is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aria

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
  • IsabellaGod is my oath · Italian
  • GiannaGod is gracious · Italian
  • Bellabeautiful · Italian
  • Siennafrom Siena · Italian
  • Ariannamost holy · Italian
  • Gemmagem, jewel · Italian
  • Kiarabright, clear · Italian

Aria questions

What does the name Aria mean?

Aria means "air; melody". It comes from Italian. An Italian word meaning 'air' and, in music, a solo melody. It is also used as a given name; in some cases it can coincide with names from other traditions, but the common given-name use of this spelling is usually tied to Italian.

Is Aria a boy or girl name?

Aria is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aria?

5,956 US babies were named Aria in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Aria?

Aria is usually pronounced AR-ee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.