About the name Aarya
Aarya was an honorific before it was a name, the respectful form of address a wife used for a husband in Sanskrit drama. Two decades of Indian television and a fantasy series have pushed it onto girls in the West while it stays male in Maharashtra, making it unisex almost by accident.
Aarya is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced AAR-yaa. On the NameRarity scale it scores 80 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 2010s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Aarya?
Aarya currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 6.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 158,730. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Aarya
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Aarya yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Aarya
Names similar to Aarya
Aryan
AR-yun
Noble, honourable; a person of refined conduct
Amar
uh-MAR
Immortal, not subject to death
Amrit
UM-rit
Nectar that removes death
Anand
AH-nahnd
Bliss, spiritual joy
Anasuya
ah-nah-SOO-yah
Free from envy, wife of sage Atri and mother of Dattatreya
Ankit
UN-kit
Marked, inscribed with a sign of fortune
Anvi
AAN-vee
One who follows, an epithet of the goddess of the earth
Aradhya
aa-RAAD-hyaa
One who is worthy of worship
Aarya — frequently asked questions
What does the name Aarya mean?
Aarya means "Noble, worthy of respect". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a unisex.
How do you pronounce Aarya?
Aarya is pronounced AAR-yaa, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Aarya?
Aarya scores 80 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 158,730 people carry it — about 6.3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Aarya?
Aarya carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 7.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Aarya?
The lucky number for Aarya is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.