Is Arian a boy or girl name?
Arian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 280 boys were named Arian, so 4.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 19.5% of the 8,041 US babies named Arian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #860
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,985
- Babies named Arian since 1969
- 8,041
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 543 babies
Boys and girls named Arian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 169 | 121 | 41.7% |
| 1980s | 301 | 203 | 40.3% |
| 1990s | 496 | 418 | 45.7% |
| 2000s | 1,128 | 395 | 25.9% |
| 2010s | 3,022 | 335 | 10% |
| 2020s | 1,358 | 90 | 6.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 280 | #860 | 13 | #7,985 |
| 2023 | 296 | #826 | 19 | #6,188 |
| 2022 | 259 | #900 | 15 | #7,315 |
| 2021 | 260 | #887 | 25 | #5,101 |
| 2020 | 263 | #860 | 18 | #6,348 |
| 2019 | 240 | #914 | 34 | #4,170 |
| 2018 | 250 | #872 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2017 | 262 | #843 | 29 | #4,705 |
| 2016 | 324 | #750 | 38 | #3,932 |
| 2015 | 347 | #714 | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2014 | 373 | #678 | 45 | #3,492 |
| 2013 | 494 | #538 | 49 | #3,271 |
| 2012 | 365 | #652 | 18 | #6,900 |
| 2011 | 217 | #924 | 26 | #5,225 |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,195 | 31 | #4,622 |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,193 | 68 | #2,678 |
| 2008 | 129 | #1,334 | 32 | #4,655 |
| 2007 | 127 | #1,332 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,351 | 28 | #4,966 |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,412 | 37 | #3,882 |
| 2004 | 90 | #1,491 | 31 | #4,399 |
| 2003 | 110 | #1,283 | 39 | #3,602 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,407 | 52 | #2,859 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,265 | 39 | #3,420 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,300 | 47 | #2,980 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,966 | 59 | #2,439 |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,642 | 44 | #2,934 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,861 | 46 | #2,699 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,707 | 32 | #3,511 |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,782 | 51 | #2,489 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,044 | 41 | #2,881 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,909 | 38 | #3,055 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,918 | 34 | #3,271 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,573 | 36 | #3,100 |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,616 | 37 | #3,023 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,922 | 26 | #3,790 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,036 | 20 | #4,326 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,975 | 17 | #4,672 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,011 | 24 | #3,559 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,074 | 26 | #3,332 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,798 | 23 | #3,533 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,654 | 14 | #4,901 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,001 | 20 | #3,902 |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,865 | 13 | #5,275 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,285 | 20 | #3,863 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,753 | 18 | #4,057 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,071 | 24 | #3,204 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,671 | 10 | #5,913 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,181 | 9 | #6,077 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,545 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,957 | 11 | #5,029 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,722 | 15 | #3,983 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,988 | 12 | #4,552 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,537 | 11 | #4,773 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,543 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arian reached #538 in 2013. As a girl name, it reached #2,439 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.