Girl nameCurrently #26 in the USSteady
Aria
AR-ee-uh//ˈɑːriə//
3 syllablesPeak year: 20184 lettersStarts with A
Meaning & origin
Melody, air
Aria is the Italian musical term for an expressive solo melody, itself derived from the Italian word for 'air'. Its rise as a first name is recent and largely a modern coinage drawing on that musical meaning, and it climbed rapidly in the 2010s helped by television characters bearing the name.
Aria's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Aria |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 7 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1922 | 8 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1927 | 7 |
| 1928 | 6 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1947 | 7 |
| 1948 | 9 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1956 | 7 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1972 | 19 |
| 1973 | 18 |
| 1974 | 13 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1977 | 28 |
| 1978 | 19 |
| 1979 | 29 |
| 1980 | 35 |
| 1981 | 30 |
| 1982 | 50 |
| 1983 | 49 |
| 1984 | 61 |
| 1985 | 46 |
| 1986 | 51 |
| 1987 | 69 |
| 1988 | 90 |
| 1989 | 96 |
| 1990 | 110 |
| 1991 | 105 |
| 1992 | 117 |
| 1993 | 84 |
| 1994 | 116 |
| 1995 | 168 |
| 1996 | 168 |
| 1997 | 152 |
| 1998 | 192 |
| 1999 | 219 |
| 2000 | 237 |
| 2001 | 354 |
| 2002 | 348 |
| 2003 | 419 |
| 2004 | 420 |
| 2005 | 403 |
| 2006 | 456 |
| 2007 | 543 |
| 2008 | 550 |
| 2009 | 605 |
| 2010 | 919 |
| 2011 | 2,005 |
| 2012 | 3,251 |
| 2013 | 5,139 |
| 2014 | 5,945 |
| 2015 | 6,440 |
| 2016 | 6,964 |
| 2017 | 7,195 |
| 2018 | 7,452 |
| 2019 | 7,135 |
| 2020 | 6,155 |
| 2021 | 6,418 |
| 2022 | 6,423 |
| 2023 | 6,041 |
| 2024 | 5,956 |
Aria through the decades
- Aria peaked in 2018, when 7,452 babies were named Aria in the US.
- The 2020s were Aria's strongest decade, averaging 6,199 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Aria has risen 234% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Aria currently ranks #26 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Aria
Variants & spellings
AryaAriah
Famous people named Aria
- Aria Montgomery — Pretty Little Liars character