Aryan Boy
How popular is Aryan?
#871 boy name in 2025
275 baby boys were named Aryan in the US in 2025, making it the 871st most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Aryan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #871 for boys (▼ 86 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 275 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #698 in 2015, #841 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (406 boys) |
| Highest rank | #613 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1978 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aryan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aryan family of names ranked #436 for boys in 2025 (#411 the year before), with 700 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aryan | 275 | 39% |
| Arian | 238 | 34% |
| Aaryan | 74 | 11% |
| Arion | 70 | 10% |
| Arien | 14 | 2% |
| Aarian | 5 | 1% |
| Aarion | 13 | 2% |
| Aryon | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aryan is most popular
Babies named Aryan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (138 boys)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (274 boys)
- Virginia: 0.3 per 1,000 (56 boys)
Aryan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1980s | 71 | #3,319 |
| 1990s | 254 | #2,395 |
| 2000s | 2,594 | #613 |
| 2010s | 3,347 | #671 |
| 2020s | 1,835 | #741 |
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Questions
- Is Aryan a boy or girl name?
- Aryan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Aryan were boys.
- How popular is the name Aryan?
- 275 baby boys were named Aryan in the US in 2025, making it the 871st most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Aryan most popular?
- Aryan peaked in 2007, when 406 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #613 in 2007.
- How many people are named Aryan?
- 8,854 babies have been named Aryan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,770 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Aryan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aryan was most common in New Jersey, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.