Aria Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Aria

Aria Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: ar-ee-ah
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Aria Name Meaning

A name as singsongy as her meaning, Aria is an unexpected musical choice that’s taken the baby name world by storm. In music, she’s a vocal solo typically seen in opera while in Italian she’s “air.” Either way, she’s leaving parents gasping in awe.

Aria has blown into the U.S. Top 100 with ease, making herself right at home with -ia names like Olivia and Amelia. As the same time, she’s exotic, turning heads with her unique sound and sheer beauty. She isn’t as long as Isabella or Charlotte but she’s just a feminine without the fuss of added letters. While musical, she’s not as obvious as Harper and Piper but a subtle nod to an appreciation for the art.

Aria is keenly aware of her name’s meaning, even if she prefers painting over piano. She wows adults with her maturity though she occasionally engages in silly songs and giggle sessions. She’s playful and peppy yet calm and serene, able to throw down with some sports as much as she’s willing to curl up with a good book.

A variant is Arya, a Persian name meaning noble. Longer similar sounding alternatives include Ariana and Arabella. Lyra and Cadence are two other less obvious musical choices.

Aria Name Popularity

How popular is the name Aria? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
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1973	2,665	5	0.0004%
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1976	2,847	5	0.0004%
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1978	2,932	5	0.0004%
1979	—	0	0%
1980	3,109	5	0.0003%
1981	2,940	5	0.0003%
1982	2,316	11	0.0007%
1983	2,750	6	0.0004%
1984	2,921	6	0.0004%
1985	2,421	11	0.0007%
1986	2,604	9	0.0006%
1987	2,004	20	0.0013%
1988	2,027	21	0.0013%
1989	2,174	20	0.0012%
1990	2,020	27	0.0016%
1991	1,644	46	0.0028%
1992	1,685	44	0.0028%
1993	1,796	37	0.0024%
1994	1,512	56	0.0036%
1995	1,105	109	0.0072%
1996	1,249	88	0.0059%
1997	1,431	66	0.0045%
1998	1,132	115	0.0077%
1999	1,044	140	0.0093%
2000	1,001	161	0.0105%
2001	757	267	0.0177%
2002	733	283	0.0189%
2003	658	358	0.0235%
2004	690	351	0.023%
2005	708	338	0.0221%
2006	648	400	0.0255%
2007	559	496	0.0314%
2008	583	483	0.0313%
2009	505	554	0.0371%
2010	347	882	0.0612%
2011	157	1,974	0.1386%
2012	92	3,224	0.2262%
2013	41	5,111	0.359%
2014	31	5,918	0.4062%
2015	29	6,403	0.4401%
2016	23	6,927	0.4804%
2017	20	7,132	0.511%
2018	19	7,394	0.5382%
2019	20	7,072	0.5224%
2020	25	6,000	0.4714%
2021	22	5,916	0.484%
2022	23	6,368	0.4827%

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Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Aria

If you like Aria, you’ll love these other names like Aria.

What names are diminutives of Aria?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Aria sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aria, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Ari	Brings rain	Arabic
Arie	Lion of God	Hebrew

What names are variants of Aria?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Aria.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Arya	Faithful friend	Persian

What names sound like Aria?

If you like how Aria sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aria.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Abia	Great	Arabic
Adia	Noble	German
Adria	From Hadria	Latin
Afia	Born on Friday	African
Alia	Rising, ascending	Hebrew
Amia	Beloved	Latin
Ania	Grace	Slavic
Ara	Brings rain	Arabic
Arda	Bronze	Hebrew
Ardia
Argia	Bright, shining	Greek

Ariadne	Most holy	Greek
Ariana	Most holy	Latin
Arin
Arina	Peace	Greek
Arla
Arna	Mountain of strength	Hebrew
Artia	Bear	Celtic
Arza	Panels of cedar	Hebrew
Auria	Wind	Latin
Avia	God is my father	Hebrew
Azia	Sunrise	Greek
Oria	Wind; sunrise	Latin

What names are similar to Aria?

Find a name that’s like Aria, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Annika	Sweet-faced; He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Harmony	Perfect unity	English
Harper	Harp Player	English

Julia	Youthful and downy	Latin
Lyric	Words to a song	English
Melody	Song	English
Octavia	Eighth	Latin
Olivia	Olive tree	Latin
Piper	Pipe player	English
Story	Tale	American

Lists With Aria

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Aria.

Siblings of Aria

Mamas with kids named Aria also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Hope	Desire to be	English
Thea	Gift of God	Greek
Torin	Chief	Gaelic
Chloe	Green sprout	Greek
Elizabeth	God is my oath	Hebrew
Zion	Israel	Hebrew
Faith	Devotion	English
Riley	Rye clearing	Irish

Otto	Wealth	German
Carnell	Defender of the castle	Welsh
Camden	Valley	English
Areli	Golden	Latin
Cole	Charcoal	English
Cadin
Ashlyn	Dream	Irish
Chai	Living, vital	Hebrew
Cooper	Barrel maker	English
Calvin	Hairless one	English
Annalise	Created name	German

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27 Comments

Anne Apr 11 at 6:28 pm

I was searching the internet for names that had to do with eagles. I found “Aria” means, “intelligence of an eagle” and I loved it. It also has many other lovely meanings in other languages. I became pregnant a few months later. Aria was perfect for my baby girl who is adorable, sassy, and spunky.

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Sophie Mar 9 at 11:09 am

Italian heritage

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Rachel Oct 25 at 9:21 am

Original inspiration came from Game of Thrones, but adjusted the spelling because her middle and last name both have the letter Y, and I thought it looked too much.

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Ashley Jul 7 at 10:25 am

I wanted her name to start with an A and after looking through many lists of baby girl names that start with an A, my husband and I came across the name Aria. We both instantly fell in love with that name. It’s also a not so common name which we both liked as well.

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- aria Mar 15 at 8:38 am
  
  I really like the name aria because it is my name and a meaning for aria is to sing and I love to sing
  
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Eva Jun 19 at 10:03 am

It’s the name for a solo soprano piece in an opera and is thought of as the most difficult yet beautiful piece of the entire play

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Elena Oct 12 at 1:34 am

Special name after her dad Aris

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Amanda Jul 3 at 12:58 pm

Music is important to me and Aria is timeless and elegant

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Kim May 31 at 4:26 pm

My baby girl just turned 24..Aria Rose …Aria after hearing her heartbeat..it sounded as beautiful as an Opera Solo and her middle name Rose after my Grandmother?

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Catherine Nov 11 at 9:22 am

The ARIA stands for the Australian Recording Industry Awards here hehe weird fact I never forget

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Kerry Oct 26 at 8:04 am

I have always loved the name Aria

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Kristie Sep 27 at 7:06 am

Unique yet beautiful name. Several meanings in several cultures.

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Jaime Aug 11 at 11:05 pm

Italian for air, melody, essence of life

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Sara May 15 at 7:18 am

I love the multiple meanings of Aria. “Song or melody” in Italian, ‘treasure or gold’ in Albanian, ‘lioness” in Hebrew. She was a HUGE surprise blessing from God, one we did not know we needed. And it just fit!!!

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Brianna Mar 29 at 1:47 pm

🙂

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Teri Feb 2 at 11:15 am

It’s beautiful and we loved the meaning.

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kay Dec 31 at 10:50 am

I had a customer about 11 years ago when I was dating my husband that was named Aralea. I thought it was really pretty, and of course I was thinking about what our future kids names would be so I’d been looking at baby name lists. I didn’t end up liking the meaning, but somehow “Aria” came to my attention and I always liked that word from my voice lesson book: 25 Italian Songs and Arias. It means “a solo song” in Italian. My Grandma’s name is Leona and goes by Lea, so her name is Aria Lea, which is still pretty close to the original Aralea, but has more meaning to me. So I saved the name for over a decade and when we had a daughter my husband loved the name and insisted we name her Aria.

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Rubinq Oct 21 at 12:02 am

I chose the name Aria as it was very unique to me and I love the meaning behind it. Air or Melody in Italian. Treasure, Gold or of high value in Albania, Lioness in Hebrew and Noble in Persian 🙂

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Stephanie Jun 6 at 1:52 pm

Honestly I loved the show Pretty Little Liars & especially love the main character Aria. So I named my daughter after her. Now if I go to her middle names Margaret-Gracie
I gave her the name Margaret because my son wanted it to be her name & the other middle name Gracie flowed so good & honestly it was already planned for her middle name.

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Alexandria Mar 25 at 8:46 am

I picked aria bc it was the only name me and her dad could agree on

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Jennifer Aug 28 at 1:25 pm

Aria means “lioness of God.” Our family loves lions AND God, as well as the imagery of lions in the Bible. We also love the idea of strong warrior women. So when we found “Aria,” we immediately felt like it was a perfect fit. We also like that it is a little uncommon.

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Clare Aug 18 at 9:24 pm

I found the name Aria on a baby name website. I put it down on my list as a possibility but my partner and I came to really like it. I mainly chose it for the musical connotation but turns out it also means lioness of god which is fitting because she’s a Leo. She is also very strong and a voracious feeder.
The only drawback that I can see is that there is a music awards ceremony in Australia called the Arias. I guess we can just pretend there is an awards ceremony all for her!

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Mama Aug 13 at 10:37 am

I picked Aria because it means song or Melody and I loved how it sounded.

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Rachel Riggle Jun 11 at 12:07 am

We loved how sweet and feminine Aria sounds. It fits our precious girl’s personality so well! It has the strong Hebrew root meaning of “lioness of God” and the soft feminine Italian meaning of “air or melody”.

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AJ Jun 7 at 2:13 pm

All of my grandma’s kids names start with an A and all of my mom’s kids names also start with an A, so I wanted to follow the family tradition as well. Aria was a name that both me and my husband fell in love with. It has the same number of syllables as my first name and both of us have middle names that start with the same letter and have the same syllables lol

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Amy Apr 22 at 10:34 pm

Named after Arya from game of thrones, but we changed the spelling to Aria. We love the meaning behind the name, Hebrew meaning is lioness. Latin meaning is solo or song.

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Victoria Apr 13 at 11:33 pm

Chosen for the meaning, musical name also meaning lioness of God.
People sometimes say it wrong.

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