Unisex name · since 1978
Aryan
8,106 babies named Aryan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #872 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,106
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
8,106 babies have been named Aryan since 1978, making it today's #872 unisex name.
Aryan has 8,106 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #872 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #1,365 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #872 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,106 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryan ranks #1,365 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #872 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,106 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #872 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,106
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aryan's 8,106 recorded births place it above 96.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aryan compares
8,106 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Aryan's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aryan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 406 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aryan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aryan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 406, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aryan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 406
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Aryan popularity over time - girls
748 total births recorded since 1978 (Aryan as girls' name)
Aryan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,347 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Aryan's strongest decade.
3,347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Aryan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 254
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,594 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,347 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,835 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,347 births (41% of all-time use).
How Aryan 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 Aryan's total volume
Aryan by state
Where Aryan concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,470 | 18.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 831 | 10.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 729 | 9.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 668 | 8.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 397 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 353 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 298 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 290 | 3.6% |
1,470 of 8,106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Aryan appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aryan's data
- Aryan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,347 total births) through the 2020s (1,835) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aryans (1,470 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 Aryan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Aryan 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.