Arian Boy
How popular is Arian?
#965 boy name in 2025
238 baby boys were named Arian in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Arian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #965 for boys (▼ 103 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 238 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #714 in 2015, #861 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (494 boys) |
| Highest rank | #538 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aryan family of names ranked #436 for boys in 2025 (#411 the year before), with 700 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aryan | 275 | 39% |
| Arian | 238 | 34% |
| Aaryan | 74 | 11% |
| Arion | 70 | 10% |
| Arien | 14 | 2% |
| Aarian | 5 | 1% |
| Aarion | 13 | 2% |
| Aryon | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Arian is most popular
Babies named Arian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.4 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (333 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (199 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (89 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 boys)
Arian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 169 | #1,670 |
| 1980s | 301 | #1,650 |
| 1990s | 496 | #1,567 |
| 2000s | 1,128 | #1,191 |
| 2010s | 3,022 | #538 |
| 2020s | 1,596 | #827 |
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Questions
- Is Arian a boy or girl name?
- Arian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Arian were boys.
- How popular is the name Arian?
- 238 baby boys were named Arian in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Arian most popular?
- Arian peaked in 2013, when 494 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #538 in 2013.
- How many people are named Arian?
- 8,290 babies have been named Arian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,176 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Arian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arian was most common in Arizona, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.