Arya

Arya

Primarily a girl's name · 92% girls

Origin: Turkish

Meaning

Arya, also spelled Aarya, Aariya or Ariya is a name of Indo-Iranian origin. It traces back to the ethnonym and endonym Arya, used by the Indo-Iranians to identify themselves.

From Wikipedia

Arya first appears in the data in 1986 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 3,050 babies (rank #92 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,863 girls (rank #162). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Arya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Arya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

29,947

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,050

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1986	5	#11,039
1988	5	#11,960
1990	6	#11,522
1992	7	#10,584
1996	11	#7,632
1997	13	#6,890
1998	25	#4,382
1999	16	#6,220
2000	34	#3,743
2001	36	#3,640
2002	54	#2,786
2003	71	#2,348
2004	120	#1,618
2005	113	#1,742
2006	159	#1,424
2007	200	#1,240
2008	205	#1,231
2009	237	#1,077
2010	273	#942
2011	387	#715
2012	759	#414
2013	1,138	#278
2014	1,556	#216
2015	1,644	#200
2016	1,898	#169
2017	2,168	#135
2018	2,556	#119
2019	3,050	#92
2020	2,372	#113
2021	2,330	#120
2022	2,343	#122
2023	2,012	#139
2024	1,863	#162

Year

Babies

Rank

1986

#11,039

1988

#11,960

1990

#11,522

1992

#10,584

1996

#7,632

1997

#6,890

1998

#4,382

1999

#6,220

2000

#3,743

2001

#3,640

2002

#2,786

2003

#2,348

2004

120

#1,618

2005

113

#1,742

2006

159

#1,424

2007

200

#1,240

2008

205

#1,231

2009

237

#1,077

2010

273

#942

2011

387

#715

2012

759

#414

2013

1,138

#278

2014

1,556

#216

2015

1,644

#200

2016

1,898

#169

2017

2,168

#135

2018

2,556

#119

2019

3,050

#92

2020

2,372

#113

2021

2,330

#120

2022

2,343

#122

2023

2,012

#139

2024

1,863

#162