Aaryan
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 (ārya) meaning "noble and educated" in the Indian context while it is from Old Persian (aryaʰ) in the context of Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Aaryan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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 (ārya) meaning "noble and educated" in the Indian context while it is from Old Persian (aryaʰ) in the context of Iran.
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The Story of Aaryan
Aaryan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 142 Aaryans were born — ranking #1,279 that year. As of 2026, Aaryan ranks #2,076 for baby boys with 72 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 2K Aaryans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Aaryan
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- Ariyan Arslani (born 1983), American rapper known as Action Bronson
- Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992), Indian actor
- Aryan Bora (born 2000), Indian cricketer
- Aryan Chopra (born 2001), Indian chess grandmaster
- Arian Çuliqi (born 1960), Albanian television director and screenwriter
- Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 1981), Sri Lankan music entertainer
- Aryan Dutt (born 2003), Dutch cricketer
- Arian Foster (born 1986), American football player
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About the name Aaryan
Aaryan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Aaryan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,279. Use the chart and map above to compare Aaryan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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