Unisex name · since 2011

Aryian

Aryian has 46 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,692 of 45,481
all-time among boys
46
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Aryian sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 46 recorded since 2011.

Aryian has 46 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2011 to 2020.

  • #22,692 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 46 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryian ranks #22,692 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,692 of 45,481
all-time among boys
46
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aryian's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aryian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aryian's full recorded timeline at 2015, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aryian popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
45678910 2011201220132015201720182020 6

Aryian popularity over time - girls

40 total births recorded since 2003 (Aryian as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 40 births
45678910 200320102013201420152016 6

Aryian by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (40 births, 87% of the file).

2010s was Aryian's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.

Aryian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (87% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aryian?
Aryian has been given to 46 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,692 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 9 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Aryian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryian ranks #22,692 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aryian most popular?
Aryian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Aryian a unisex name?
Yes, Aryian is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 46 births, and as a girl's name it has 40 births.
How long has the name Aryian been used?
Records for Aryian go back to 2011, giving 10 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Aryian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aryan, Aryeh, Arya, Arye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aryian's data

  • Aryian's decade-level peak was the 2010s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aryian

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aryian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2011–2020 (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 Aryian 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.