Ariyan
Aryan is a village in Paygelan Rural District, in the Central District of Sarvabad County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 489, in 119 families. The linguistic composition of the village is roughly 75% Hawrami-speaking and 25% Sorani-speaking.
Meaning & Origin of Ariyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aryan is a village in Paygelan Rural District, in the Central District of Sarvabad County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 489, in 119 families. The linguistic composition of the village is roughly 75% Hawrami-speaking and 25% Sorani-speaking.
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The Story of Ariyan
As a girl name
Ariyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 61 Ariyans were born — ranking #2,306 that year. As of 2026, Ariyan ranks #9,517 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 406 Ariyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ariyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 52 Ariyans were born — ranking #2,523 that year. As of 2026, Ariyan ranks #2,947 for boys with 42 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 643 Ariyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ariyan
Ariyan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 643 births in the dataset. Ariyan's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Ariyan'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).
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- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
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