Boy’s name · Sanskrit

Aaryan

How to say it: AHR-yun · /ˈɑrjən/

Sanskrit 'arya' meaning noble - modern Indian spelling variant of Aryan, popular in India and diaspora.

Aaryan was the 476th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 74 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 27% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #494 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#476for boys in 2025
1 in 5,287US babies
74born in 2025
#494projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aaryan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#476
Babies born in 202574
Share of births1 in 5,287
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−27%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#494
In France, 2025#719 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aaryan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 60 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ari
  • Ary

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aaryan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

In France: #719 for boys in 2025.

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