Girl's name
Arya
Say it AR-yuh
Sanskrit origin noble, respectable
2 syllables
Where Arya is loved, common and rare
Common across France, Ontario, Switzerland and one more place. Rare in British Columbia, five German cities, Quebec and 11 more places.
1 in 852 girls born in Scotland in 2025
France 61stOntario 78thSwitzerland 80th
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Every place
In 22 of the 40 official lists, among them France (61st), Ontario (78th) and Switzerland (80th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 61st 2025 | 725 | 1 in 396 |
| Ontario province | 78th 2024 | 122 | about 1 in 446 |
| Switzerland | 80th 2025 | 88 | 1 in 386 |
| British Columbia province | 109th 2023 | 27 | about 1 in 443 |
| Cologne city | 137th 2023 | 9 | about 1 in 683 |
| Quebec province | 140th 2025 | 39 | about 1 in 667 |
| Catalonia region | 141st 2025 | 31 | 1 in 622 |
| Berlin city | 164th 2023 | 19 | about 1 in 763 |
| Italy | 175th 2024 | 129 | 1 in 1,389 |
| Scotland | 191st 2025 | 21 | 1 in 852 |
| England and Wales | 193rd 2025 | 264 | 1 in 959 |
| Ireland | 196th 2025 | 22 | 1 in 960 |
| Austria | 206th 2025 | 30 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Norway | 259th 2025 | 15 | 1 in 1,453 |
| The Netherlands | 305th 2025 | 47 | about 1 in 1,298 |
| Poland | 381st 2025 | 8 | 1 in 14,974 |
| Northern Ireland | 397th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Sweden | 436th 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 2,678 |
| Turkey | 23rd 2025 | 2,544 | rank only |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
| Bonn city | 173rd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 1,005 |
| Leipzig city | 212th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,312 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); TÜİK (Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu), Nüfus İstatistikleri Portalı (Turkey); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Sanskrit ā́rya, 'noble, respectable', is the source of Arya.
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Two syllables, AR-yuh, give it a short, bright sound. Aria is a similar-sounding name with a separate origin, and Aryana is a longer relative.
Arya ranks high in Turkey and is used in France and Switzerland, and in the English-speaking world it appears in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. The French records first show it in 1997 and place its peak in 2025. Its trend is evenly split between rises and falls. It is a name of the current generation, and its short form makes it easy to use in many languages.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- AR-yuh, 2 syllables
- Meaning
noble, respectable
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Other spellings
- Aria
- Iran
- Aryana
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 7 of 20 regions, falling in 7.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 180 | 164 | 148 | 120 | 134 | 151 | 175 | 183 | 184 | 193 |
| Scotland | 98 | 98 | 126 | 107 | 143 | 174 | 163 | 144 | 230 | 191 |
| Northern Ireland | 229 | 174 | 195 | 189 | 166 | 171 | 266 | 264 | 212 | 397 |
| Ireland | 217 | 219 | 299 | 271 | 255 | 165 | 254 | 173 | 307 | 196 |
| Ontario | 78 | 93 | 67 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 78 | |
| British Columbia | 146 | 118 | 97 | 85 | 106 | 102 | 191 | 109 | ||
| South Australia | 383 | 272 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 214 | 183 | 168 | 133 | 165 | 135 | 149 | 156 | 123 | 140 |
| France | 333 | 214 | 141 | 100 | 123 | 108 | 88 | 74 | 67 | 61 |
| The Netherlands | 559 | 410 | 324 | 305 | 268 | 298 | 325 | 285 | 305 | |
| Austria | 549 | 433 | 286 | 159 | 172 | 165 | 205 | 168 | 250 | 206 |
| Switzerland | 271 | 202 | 130 | 115 | 101 | 100 | 79 | 90 | 85 | 80 |
| Berlin | 665 | 637 | 491 | 193 | 183 | 154 | 191 | 164 | ||
| Munich | 208 | 227 | 194 | |||||||
| Cologne | 959 | 433 | 299 | 174 | 216 | 198 | 213 | 137 | ||
| Bonn | 365 | 359 | 221 | 132 | 264 | 239 | 236 | 223 | 173 | |
| Leipzig | 192 | 411 | 243 | 191 | 262 | 130 | 143 | 212 | ||
| Rostock | 174 | 166 | ||||||||
| Norway | 228 | 310 | 173 | 182 | 188 | 195 | 220 | 274 | 260 | 259 |
| Sweden | 533 | 478 | 441 | 328 | 470 | 486 | 501 | 658 | 394 | 436 |
| Catalonia | 228 | 112 | 91 | 86 | 100 | 91 | 99 | 129 | 122 | 141 |
| Italy | 417 | 335 | 245 | 178 | 160 | 165 | 175 | 175 | ||
| Poland | 569 | 491 | 332 | 454 | 445 | 456 | 766 | 495 | 415 | 381 |
| Slovenia | 198 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 23 |
England and Wales, 1997 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 193 | 264 | 104.2 |
| 2024 | 184 | 265 | 102.7 |
| 2023 | 183 | 279 | 108.7 |
| 2022 | 175 | 289 | 109.7 |
| 2021 | 151 | 344 | 125.5 |
| 2020 | 134 | 371 | 138.2 |
| 2019 | 120 | 427 | 152.5 |
| 2018 | 148 | 352 | 122.1 |
| 2017 | 164 | 343 | 114.7 |
| 2016 | 180 | 302 | 98.3 |
| 2015 | 192 | 280 | 90.9 |
| 2014 | 215 | 244 | 79.6 |
| 2013 | 257 | 187 | 60.6 |
| 2012 | 437 | 104 | 32.3 |
| 2011 | 658 | 60 | 18.7 |
| 2010 | 840 | 42 | 13.1 |
| 2009 | 1083 | 29 | 9.3 |
| 2008 | 916 | 35 | 11.1 |
| 2007 | 919 | 33 | 10.8 |
| 2006 | 1201 | 22 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 1500 | 15 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 1836 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 1472 | 14 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | 3409 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 3262 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 3912 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | 3824 | 3 | 1.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Arya in France since 1925 were born in or after 2021. First recorded in 1997. Her peak year there: 2025, at 252.8 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Arya per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Arya
1 in 320 in Scotland
1 in 1,627 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Arya.
1 in 581 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arya. Same first letter as Arya.
1 in 564 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arya. Same first letter as Arya.
1 in 924 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arya.
1 in 1,041 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Arya.
1 in 320 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Arya.
1 in 587 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Arya.
1 in 344 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arya.
1 in 307 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arya.
Middle names for Arya
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Arya Grace
2-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Arya Olivia
2-4 beats · initials AO · Arya slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Arya slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Arya Sophia
2-3 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Arya Maria
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Arya Rose
2-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Arya Emily
2-3 beats · initials AE · Arya slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Arya slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Arya Julia
2-3 beats · initials AJ
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Arya Miriam
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Arya: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Arya
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 473 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
1 in 1,634 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
1 in 924 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
1 in 1,491 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
1 in 658 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Arya across countries and decades.
Questions about Arya
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Arya?
Her best rank is No. 23 in Turkey in 2025. She is in the published lists of 22 of our 40 regions.
What does Arya mean?
Wiktionary glosses Arya as "noble, respectable".
How do you pronounce Arya?
AR-yuh, with 2 syllables.
Is Arya getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 7 of 20 regions, falling in 7.
Which sister names go with Arya?
The deck's top five sisters for Arya: Myla, Yara, Aisha, Amara and Noor. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.