Arya
Meaning of Arya
Arya comes from the Sanskrit word ārya, meaning noble or honorable, and in India it is given to both girls and boys. It is pronounced AH-ree-uh.
In the English-speaking world, the name is best known through Arya Stark, the younger Stark daughter in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels and HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2019). In 2020, Indian politician Arya Rajendran became mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, at 21, making her the country's youngest mayor.
In the U.S., Arya climbed from 942nd place in 2010 to a peak of 92nd in 2019, the year the show ended. By 2025 it had slipped to 158th, with 1,858 girls given the name.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as AH-ree-uh (/ˈɑːriə/)
American English
- Pronunced as AH-ree-uh (/ˈɑriə/)
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Notable People Named Arya
| Arya, born Jamshad Cethirakath, is an Indian actor and producer known for Tamil cinema, winner of two Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and a 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 honoree. |
| Arya Rajendran S is an Indian politician from CPIM who became the countrys youngest mayor at 21, leading the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation after winning the Mudavanmugal ward. |
