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Aria

“Air, melody (Italian); lion (Hebrew)” — Italian/Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #26 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Aria first appeared in 1900, vanished from the records entirely for 15 years, and since returning in 1946 has climbed back to #26. About 96,000 girls have carried it in all. Together with its spelling variants Ariyah (#367), Ariya (#615), and Ariah (#636), Aria would rank around #11 with about 7,900 births last year — the newborns split about 77/11/6/6 across Aria, Ariyah, Ariya, and Ariah.

Around the world: #9 in New Zealand (2025) · #22 in Canada (2024) · #25 in Scotland (2025) · #27 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #29 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Arias

In stories & tradition

What Arias become

Among 97 notable people named Aria:

Entertainers appear 3.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aria Wallace, American actress and singer.

Similar names: Camila · Ariana · Freya · Emilia · Luna · Nova

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