Arya, also spelled Aarya, Aariya or Ariya (
Sanskrit: आर्य/आर्याārya/āryā), is an
Indian name. The Sanskrit word Arya is a surname and a masculine (आर्यārya) and feminine (आर्याāryā) given name, signifying "honorable" or "noble".[3][4][5] In India it is a popular masculine given name and a popular surname. In the historically Indianized country of Cambodia, it is usually a name given to girls. In Indonesia, Arya is also commonly used as a masculine given name, usually in
Java,
Bali, and other places. In
Javanese it becomes Aryo, Ario, or Aryono. It is a common name amongst Hindus and Sikhs.
Modern usage
The 2011 television series Game of Thrones features a character named
Arya Stark, increasing the name's popularity among Western audiences. In 2013,
BBC News wrote that "the passion and the extreme devotion of fans" had brought about a phenomenon unlike anything related to other popular TV series, manifesting itself in a very broad range of
fan labor, such as
fan fiction,[6]Game of Thrones-themed
burlesque routines, or people naming their children after characters from the series.[7] In 2012, "
Arya" was the fastest-rising girl's name in popularity in the United States, jumping from 711th to 413th position.[8][9]
It peaked in popularity in the United States in 2019, when it was the 92nd most popular name for newborn girls. It fell to 120th position on the U.S. popularity chart in 2021.[10] The name entered the top 200 most commonly used names for girls born in England and Wales in 2017.[11]
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