Is Aryan a boy or girl name?
Aryan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 320 boys were named Aryan, so 3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.7% of the 8,574 US babies named Aryan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #782
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,599
- Babies named Aryan since 1978
- 8,574
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 433 babies
Boys and girls named Aryan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1980s | 71 | 16 | 18.4% |
| 1990s | 254 | 121 | 32.3% |
| 2000s | 2,594 | 239 | 8.4% |
| 2010s | 3,347 | 279 | 7.7% |
| 2020s | 1,560 | 83 | 5.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 320 | #782 | 10 | #9,599 |
| 2023 | 355 | #741 | 13 | #8,100 |
| 2022 | 302 | #820 | 12 | #8,595 |
| 2021 | 312 | #787 | 23 | #5,408 |
| 2020 | 271 | #841 | 25 | #5,022 |
| 2019 | 342 | #714 | 24 | #5,325 |
| 2018 | 300 | #773 | 17 | #6,832 |
| 2017 | 321 | #742 | 28 | #4,823 |
| 2016 | 345 | #708 | 32 | #4,438 |
| 2015 | 360 | #699 | 29 | #4,741 |
| 2014 | 317 | #747 | 23 | #5,638 |
| 2013 | 342 | #698 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2012 | 352 | #671 | 32 | #4,501 |
| 2011 | 342 | #689 | 23 | #5,753 |
| 2010 | 326 | #714 | 35 | #4,203 |
| 2009 | 298 | #762 | 33 | #4,494 |
| 2008 | 355 | #680 | 32 | #4,658 |
| 2007 | 406 | #613 | 27 | #5,249 |
| 2006 | 326 | #689 | 35 | #4,171 |
| 2005 | 307 | #681 | 18 | #6,559 |
| 2004 | 321 | #644 | 20 | #5,998 |
| 2003 | 240 | #746 | 18 | #6,335 |
| 2002 | 188 | #872 | 17 | #6,425 |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,191 | 21 | #5,386 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,430 | 18 | #5,966 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,404 | 13 | #7,287 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,857 | 29 | #3,925 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,754 | 10 | #8,397 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,753 | 13 | #6,755 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,926 | 10 | #8,128 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,336 | 14 | #6,354 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,582 | 9 | #8,790 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,231 | 7 | #10,585 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,226 | 7 | #10,359 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,783 | 9 | #8,551 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,332 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,814 | 5 | #11,961 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,497 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,484 | 6 | #9,643 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,067 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,387 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,539 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,535 | 5 | #10,544 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,855 | 5 | #9,879 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aryan reached #613 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #3,925 in 1998. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aryan
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.