Aryan
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 context of Indian religions Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism while it is from Old Persian (aryaʰ) in the context of Iran.
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Aryan
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 context of Indian religions Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism while it is from Old Persian (aryaʰ) in the context of Iran.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
The Story of Aryan
As a girl name
American parents first put Aryan on the record books as a girl name in 1978, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 36 Aryans were born — ranking #4,076 that year. About 37% of every Aryan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aryan ranks #9,729 for girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-58%). All told, over 757 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aryan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 406 births, good for #613 nationwide. About 39% of every Aryan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aryan ranks #756 for boys with 345 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Aryan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aryan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Aryan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- 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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Names that sound like Aryan
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About the name Aryan
Aryan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Aryan's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #613. Use the chart and map above to compare Aryan'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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