Aryan

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Primarily a boy's name · 91% boys

Meaning

Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in India and Iran. The name Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit meaning "noble and educated" in the Indian context while it is from Old Persian in the context of Iran.

From Wikipedia

Aryan first appears in the data in 1978 and has been recorded in 44 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 406 babies (rank #613 that year). In 2024 it was given to 320 boys (rank #782). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Aryan

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

8,574
Total babies (all years)
44
Years in the data
406
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19785#5,855
19816#5,535
19838#4,539
19845#6,387
198510#4,067
19869#4,484
19877#5,497
19889#4,814
198917#3,332
199023#2,783
199119#3,226
199220#3,231
199328#2,582
199420#3,336
199524#2,926
199627#2,753
199728#2,754
199828#2,857
199937#2,404
200039#2,430
2001114#1,191
2002188#872
2003240#746
2004321#644
2005307#681
2006326#689
2007406#613
2008355#680
2009298#762
2010326#714
2011342#689
2012352#671
2013342#698
2014317#747
2015360#699
2016345#708
2017321#742
2018300#773
2019342#714
2020271#841
2021312#787
2022302#820
2023355#741
2024320#782