The first name Arya
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “noble”, “respectable”.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Arya means “noble”, “respectable” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.
More names that mean noble.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 264 girls were named Arya, making it the 193rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 427 births (#120).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Arya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Arya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,858 girls born in the United States were named Arya, the 158th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 3,051 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Arya in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Arya in Turkish too.
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Arya mean?
- Arya means “noble”, “respectable” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Arya?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.
- How popular is the name Arya?
- In 2025, 264 girls born in England and Wales were named Arya, ranking 193rd. Its peak was 2019, with 427 births.
- Is Arya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 31,871 US babies named Arya since 1880, 93% were girls and 7% boys.
- When was Arya most popular?
- 2019 in the United States, when 3,051 babies were named Arya, its highest rank at 92nd.
- Is Arya also a surname?
- Yes. Arya is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.