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Arya

Arya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“noble; honorable”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
AR-yuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (92% of all uses)

Arya comes from Sanskrit ārya, meaning 'noble' or 'honorable'. It is also used in Iran with related Indo-Iranian roots, but the exact spelling Arya is well established in Indian usage.

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How popular is Arya?

2024577 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Arya in 20241,921

2024 rank#162 girls

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 188029,947

Arya is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Arya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kalithe black one · Sanskrit
  • Alayadwelling, abode · Sanskrit
  • Opalgem; precious stone · Sanskrit
  • Ariyanoble · Sanskrit
  • Vedaknowledge · Sanskrit
  • Tarastar · Sanskrit
  • Anikagrace · Sanskrit
  • Aadhyafirst power · Sanskrit

Arya questions

What does the name Arya mean?

Arya means "noble; honorable". It comes from Sanskrit. Arya comes from Sanskrit ārya, meaning 'noble' or 'honorable'. It is also used in Iran with related Indo-Iranian roots, but the exact spelling Arya is well established in Indian usage.

Is Arya a boy or girl name?

Arya is mainly a girl's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Arya?

1,921 US babies were named Arya in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Arya?

Arya is usually pronounced AR-yuh.

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.