Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aria

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
English
Greek
Italian
Melody, generally referring to an elaborately done and beautiful song sung by a soloist in an opera
Teutonic
Eagle, eagle's wisdom

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Music or Musician
  • Nature
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aria

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #2792, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4539, 22 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #19, 7,435 births); most recent 2025 (rank #26, 6,130 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025226,130
2024215,935
2023236,018
2022216,402
2021216,397
2020166,139
2019197,116
2018177,435
2017287,167
2016166,948

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #1788, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #31, 1,229 births); most recent 2025 (rank #34, 1,132 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202541,132
202441,154
2023–1,198
202251,229
202151,202
2020–1,108
201951,156
201881,178
201751,094
20164926

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #4230, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #89, 624 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–624
2022–605
2021–549
2020–491
2019–460
2018–416
20174343
2016–260
2015–209
2014–157

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #60, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #72, 72 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202572
202487
202395
202282
202170
202072
201992
2018103
201776
201658

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #9, 272 births); most recent 2025 (rank #25, 127 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025127
2024142
2023190
2022177
2021183
2020161
2019216
2018272
2017254
2016251

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #30, 70 births); most recent 2025 (rank #49, 38 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202538
202459
202354
202265
202150
202041
201957
201870
201765
201655

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #635, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #13, 117 births); most recent 2023 (rank #27, 70 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023–70
2022–95
2021582
2020–69
2019–89
2018–97
2017–102
2016–105
2015–117
2014–115

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence