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Arya
OriginSanskrit; Modern variation of Aria
Meaning"noble; air/song"
GenderGirl
US Rank#158
Top 1000
NB Rank#609
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Variation of Aria
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #216 | 1,556 | 871 |
| 2015 | #200 | 1,644 | 921 |
| 2016 | #169 | 1,898 | 1,071.1 |
| 2017 | #135 | 2,168 | 1,255.7 |
| 2018 | #119 | 2,556 | 1,502.6 |
| 2019 | #92 | 3,050 | 1,817.2 |
| 2020 | #113 | 2,372 | 1,467.3 |
| 2021 | #120 | 2,330 | 1,420 |
| 2022 | #122 | 2,343 | 1,428.5 |
| 2023 | #139 | 2,012 | 1,253.9 |
| 2024 | #162 | 1,863 | 1,149.9 |
| 2025 | #158 | 1,858 | 1,156 |
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Famous Aryas
- Arya Jones (b. 2013)
daughter of American,New Zealand basketballer Marcel Jones
Arya in pop culture
- Arya Stark
character in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones" series
- Arya Drottningu
Elven princess in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle
- Game of Thrones pronunciation: "ARE
yuh." Author George R.R. Martin himself has pointed out that a surprisingly large number of people pronounce it incorrectly: it consists of two syllables, not three. Martin explained: "I say it 'Are,ya,' two syllables not three. Not 'are,ee,uh,' not like an operatic thing [aria], but 'Are,ya,' very sharp. I wanted something that was like a knife, that was a sharp and hard sound, to be a contrast to the flowery 'Sansa.'"
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