Arya
Girl name · #158 in 2025 · Distinctive
Arya is currently the #158 girl name in the United States — 1,858 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #200, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 969 girls born in 2025 was named Arya.
Babies named Arya per year. Source: SSA.
The 39-year story
Arya first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 3,051 girls were named Arya — good for #92 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Arya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Arya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Arya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Arya is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Arya is most common in NM (4.1 per 1,000), MD (2.3 per 1,000), FL (2 per 1,000), WV (2 per 1,000), NV (1.8 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.4 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Arya is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Arya
Statistically, parents drawn to Arya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Freya, Alaya, Amaya, Ariella, and Ariya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Arya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,858 | #158 |
| 2024 | 1,867 | #161 |
| 2023 | 2,013 | #139 |
| 2022 | 2,343 | #122 |
| 2021 | 2,331 | #120 |
| 2020 | 2,374 | #113 |
| 2019 | 3,051 | #92 |
| 2018 | 2,556 | #119 |
| 2017 | 2,169 | #135 |
| 2016 | 1,898 | #169 |
| 2015 | 1,645 | #200 |
| 2014 | 1,556 | #216 |
| 2013 | 1,139 | #278 |
| 2012 | 759 | #414 |
| 2011 | 387 | #715 |
| 2010 | 273 | #942 |
| 2009 | 237 | #1077 |
| 2008 | 205 | #1231 |
| 2007 | 200 | #1239 |
| 2006 | 159 | #1424 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1741 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1614 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2346 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2780 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3631 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Arya a popular girl name?
Arya ranked #158 among girls in 2025 with 1,858 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #200.
When was the name Arya most popular?
Arya peaked in 2019, when 3,051 American girls received the name (ranked #92 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Arya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 969 newborn American girls was named Arya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.