Arya

Arya

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 79% girls / 21% boys

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 1997 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 302 babies (rank #180 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,753

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

302

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	3	#3,934
2000	3	#4,025
2001	4	#3,328
2002	4	#3,481
2003	14	#1,482
2004	11	#1,851
2005	15	#1,512
2006	22	#1,206
2007	33	#922
2008	35	#919
2009	29	#1,090
2010	42	#842
2011	60	#658
2012	104	#437
2013	187	#257
2014	244	#215
2015	280	#193
2016	302	#180

Year

Babies

Rank

1997

#3,934

2000

#4,025

2001

#3,328

2002

#3,481

2003

#1,482

2004

#1,851

2005

#1,512

2006

#1,206

2007

#922

2008

#919

2009

#1,090

2010

#842

2011

#658

2012

104

#437

2013

187

#257

2014

244

#215

2015

280

#193

2016

302

#180

Meaning

Numerology of Arya

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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