Aria

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Aria is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name32K records spelled Aria31 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Spain, United States, Argentina

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Arià, Ária, Aría, Ariá, Ärîâ

• Indonesian given name15K records spelled Aria4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Aria, Aria'

• a separate given name2.3K records spelled Aria6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Iran

  Also written Arià, Ãria, Ária, Aría, Âriâ

• Croatian given name1.0K records spelled Aria25 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, North Macedonia, United States, Kazakhstan

  Languages: Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian

  Also written Ариа, Ария, Арија, Arija, Ārija

• Italian given name985 records spelled Aria4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, Canada, Iran

  Also written Ariã, Arià, Äria

63 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Aria is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Indonesian, aria (a type of musical piece written typically for a solo voice)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, do lat. area/aria, eira; v. Ara

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In English, province, ancient Persia

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In German, weibl. Vom., niederländische Kurzform von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 90 years between 1900–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Aria Giovannib. 1977USAmerican model and erotic glamour actress
• Ariab. 1983USAmerican recording artist, songwriter, and actress
• Aria Curzonb. 1987USAmerican actress
• Arya Faeb. 1995USnot in their usual nameAmerican pornographic actress
• Aria Alexanderb. 1995USAmerican pornographic actress
• Aria Wallaceb. 1996USAmerican actress and singer
• Aria Shahghasemib. 1996USAmerican actor
• Aria Fischerb. 1999USAmerican water polo player
• Aria Yousefib. 2002IRIranian footballer
• Aria Mia LobertiUSAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,028 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Aria?

We estimate roughly 64 thousand people bear Aria (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Aria have the most bearers?

We estimate about 52 thousand people bear Aria in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled aria.

Where is Aria most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Aria is densest in Albania — about 1 in 2.4 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is Aria compared with other names?

In Ireland, Aria is the 465th most common given name of 13,994 given names recorded there.

Is Aria a male or female name?

Aria is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Aria mean?

Recorded meaning: aria (a musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata)