Aria
Meaning of Aria
Aria enters the nursery with an operatic flourish: drawn from the Italian word for “air,” it refers to the soaring solo moments that punctuate Baroque and classical music, while a secondary Hebrew link to “lioness” lends quiet strength. First noted on U.S. birth ledgers in the early 20th century, the name hovered in the low hundreds until the turn of the millennium, then climbed rapidly—buoyed by pop-culture heroines and a renewed taste for lyrical, vowel-rich names—to rank 26th among American girls in 2024. Its pronunciation, AH-ree-ah, rolls off the tongue like a measured breath, evoking Mediterranean evenings and concert-hall reverberations alike. Associations range from Vivaldi’s ornate arias to modern fantasy sagas, giving parents a choice that feels both classical and contemporary, delicate yet empowered.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as AH-ree-ah (/ˌɑːriə/)
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Notable People Named Aria
| Aria Mia Loberti is an American actress and author who won her debut role as Marie-Laure Leblanc in the Netflix miniseries All the Light We Cannot See after a global search of thousands. |
| Aria Summer Wallace is an American singer songwriter and actress known for her guest role as Amanda Mandy Valdez on iCarly and for starring as Roxy Hunter in four Nickelodeon movies. |
| Aria Nasimi Shad is an Iranian swimmer who competed in the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
