Aarya

Arya has become a popular name thanks to the young heroine of Game of Thrones and because of the rise of similar Aria too. Variation Aarya has also seen increased use in English speaking countries, ranking in the Top 1000 in the UK in recent years.

Aarya made a brief appearance in the US charts too, and while 2023 saw it drop just below the Top 1000, it is still given to nearly 200 girls, along with a small handful of boys, due to its use as an exclusively masculine name in Iran and as a unisex name in India.

While the double-A beginning might seem unusual to some English speakers, the popularity of Aaliyah and Aaron mean it shouldn't feel too confusing . Well used in Indian, it appeared on the titular character in the Indian crime-thriller TV show Aarya, another notable namesake is actor and singer Aarya Ambekar.

Pronounced aw-ree-YAW; AHR-ree-uh.

As of October 2026, Aarya ranked #1258 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #994 in 2020.