Aryan

Meaning and origin of Aryan

Popularity of Aryan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Aryan has been rising fast (+18.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Aryan every 65 schools, all spellings combined.

Aryan in English-speaking countries

Aryan ranks 190^th in Ontario (Canada), 268^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 291^st in England and Wales, against 1,265^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  190^th boys’ name203 babies in 3 years1 boy in 837+2.5% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  268^th boys’ name44 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,012

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  291^st boys’ name470 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,7580% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  450^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,239

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  372^nd boys’ name29 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,477

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  494^th boys’ name18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,330

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  795^th boys’ name950 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,412+1.6% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Arian (in French)25
• Ariyan15
• Aaryan10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Aryan

• Arman
• Azur
• Jawed
• Baran
• Mirza
• Shayan
• Jasmin
• Darius
• Azad
• Gaspar
• Shahin
• Balthazar