Aaryanna
A feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "noble" or "lioness".
Name Census estimates that about 204 living Americans carry the first name Aaryanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aaryanna today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aaryanna births was 2001 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aaryanna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aaryanna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
204
~ 1 in 1,680,168 Americans
Peak year
2001
29 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2018 SSA rank
#15,694
Tracked since 1999
Census
Aaryanna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 172 people with the first name Aaryanna, which placed it at #42,074 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,074
National first-name rank
People counted
172
172 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
34.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aaryanna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaryanna is Black at 34.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.7%) and White (21.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aaryanna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aaryanna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American34.9% · 60
- Hispanic or Latino26.7% · 46
- White21.5% · 37
- Two or more races12.8% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
Popularity
Aaryanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aaryanna from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 137 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Aaryanna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aaryanna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aaryanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aaryanna
The name Aaryanna is a modern variant of the ancient Sanskrit name Arya, which has its origins in the Vedic culture of ancient India. The word "Arya" is derived from the Sanskrit root "ri," meaning "to go" or "to move," and it originally referred to the Indo-Iranian nomadic tribes that migrated into the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE.
In the Vedic scriptures, the Aryas were considered the noble and civilized people who followed the spiritual and cultural traditions outlined in the Vedas. The term "Arya" was later adopted by various Indo-European groups, including the Persians and Germans, to denote their racial and cultural superiority.
The earliest recorded mention of the name Arya can be found in the Rig Veda, one of the oldest sacred texts in the world, dating back to around 1500-1200 BCE. In the Vedas, Arya is often used as an epithet for the deities, as well as a designation for the Vedic people themselves.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Arya was Arya Chanakya, also known as Kautilya, who lived in the 4th century BCE. He was a renowned philosopher, teacher, and political strategist who played a crucial role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.
Another notable figure was Arya Bhatta, a renowned Indian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 5th-6th century CE. He is credited with introducing the concept of zero and making significant contributions to algebra, trigonometry, and astronomy.
In ancient Persia, the name Arya was used to refer to the noble and warrior class. One of the most famous Persian figures with this name was Arya Dastaka, a renowned military commander who served under the Sassanid king Khosrau I in the 6th century CE.
During the medieval period, the name Arya was also adopted by various Buddhist and Hindu spiritual leaders and teachers. One such figure was Arya Nagarjuna, a renowned Buddhist philosopher and scholar who lived in the 2nd-3rd century CE and is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
In more recent times, the name Aaryanna has gained popularity as a variant of the traditional Sanskrit name Arya. While it retains the cultural and historical significance of its ancient roots, the modern spelling and pronunciation reflect the influence of contemporary naming trends and preferences.
People
Aaryanna + last name combinations
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aaryanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aaryanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 204 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aaryanna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,680,168 US residents.
Is Aaryanna a common name?
We classify Aaryanna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 207 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aaryanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Aaryanna was 2001, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aaryanna is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aaryanna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 172 people with the name Aaryanna, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,074 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aaryanna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aaryanna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aaryanna appears almost entirely female. Of the 171 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aaryanna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaryanna is Black at 34.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.7%) and White (21.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aaryanna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aaryanna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 34.9% (60 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aaryanna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aaryanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aaryanna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aaryanna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aaryanna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aaryanna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Aaryanna?
Want to know how many people have the name Aaryanna? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.