Boys' name · since 2001
Aaryan
Aaryan has 2,149 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,149
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aaryan is the #2031 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,149 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Aaryan recorded 2,149 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #2031 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #3,152 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,031 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,149 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaryan ranks #3,152 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,031 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,149 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,149
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaryan's 2,149 recorded births place it above 93.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aaryan compares
2,149 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aaryan's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaryan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,149 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 142 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aaryan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaryan splits its recorded history at 2013: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (16 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 142 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaryan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 142
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Aaryan popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2013 (Aaryan as girls' name)
Aaryan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,132 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Aaryan's strongest decade.
1,132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Aaryan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
472 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,132 births
- 2020s
2020s
545 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,132 births (53% of all-time use).
How Aaryan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aaryan's total volume
Aaryan by state
Where Aaryan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 366 | 17.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 233 | 10.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 210 | 9.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 134 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 101 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 56 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 48 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 34 | 1.6% |
366 of 2,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Aaryan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aaryan's data
- Aaryan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,132 total births) through the 2020s (545) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aaryans (366 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aaryan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aaryan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.