Aria

Italian and Hebrew

"air; song or melody; lion"

Aria Origin and Meaning

The name Aria is a girl's name of Hebrew, Italian origin meaning "air; song or melody; lion".

Aria is a multi-cultural name with two extremely popular versions: this more word-like one along with Arya, the spelling used for the feisty young heroine of Game of Thrones. There were about 6400 baby girls named Aria in the US last year alog with 2400 named Arya, which counted together places the name in the Top 10.

The light and airy Aria entered the list in 2000 and now ranks among the Top 25 girl names in the US. In Italian, Aria's literal meaning is air, while in Hebrew it's a form of Ari meaning lion. An Aria is a musical term denoting a kind of song or melody, often in an opera.

Aria is a Top 100 name throughout the English-speaking world and also ranks highly in France and several European countries -- though notably not in Italy or Israel. In Persian, Aria is a male name, and in Indian it is considered unisex.

Aria is also an improbably cool saint's name. Saint Aria (or Arria) of Rome was an early Christian martyr.

Aria Rank in US Top 1000

# 24 in the US

Aria Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 75 on Nameberry

Aria Popularity

• 24 US 2023
• 75 Nameberry 2024
• 22 Canada 2023
• 8 Future 2028
• 31 England 2022
• 12 Scotland 2023
• 59 Ireland 2023
• 26 Australia 2023
• 16 New Zealand 2023
• 84 France 2023
• 310 Germany 2016
• 89 Belgium 2023
• 85 Switzerland 2023
• 50 Slovenia 2023
• 61 Israel 2023
• 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022
• 46 Croatia 2022

20 Names Similar to Aria

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Aria.

• Aurora
• Arabella
• Luna
• Aurelia
• Ava
• Ariel
• Anastasia
• Stella
• Athena
• Arya
• Mila
• Isla
• Ivy
• Belle
• Charlotte
• Amelia
• Autumn
• Adelaide
• Adeline
• Astrid

Famous People Named Aria

• Saint Aria ancient Roman martyr
• Aria Summer Wallace American actress
• (Aria) Asia Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento Italian actress
• Aria Noelle Curzon American actress
• Aria Giovanni American actress and model
• Aria Johnson American singer,songwriter
• Aria Alpert American actress; daughter of bandleader Herb Alpert
• Aria Grandi (b. 2007) daughter of skier Sara Renner and Thomas Grandi
• Aria Pettis (b. 2011) daughter of mixed martial artist Anthony Pettis
• Aria Marie (b. 2012) daughter of YouTuber britneyandbaby
• Aria Lian Wells (b. 2012) daughter of singer,songwriter Tyrone Wells
• Aria Autenrieth (b. 2014) daughter of actress and singer Alisan Porter and Brian Autenrieth
• Aria Idowu (b. 2015) daughter of triple jumper Phillips Idowu
• Aria Baker (b. 2016) daughter of NFL player Chris Baker
• Aria Cecilia Kissel (b. 2017) daughter of country singer Brett Kissel

Aria in Pop Culture

• Aria Blaze Character on animated series "Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks"
• Aria Marie Montgomery character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Aria T'Loak character in the Mass Effect video game series
• Aria character in "Under the Never Sky" by Veronica Rossi
• Aria Torres character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• "Aria " manga series by Kozue Amano
• "Aria of the Sea " novel by Dia Calhoun
• ARIA acronym for the Australian Recording Industry Association
• Aria character on Netflix's "Love"
• Aria Wrayburn deceased sister of Diana Wrayburn, character in The Dark Artifices series