Arrian

#12,182 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Literal meaning not recorded; Ancient Greek origin

Arrian has been given to 118 babies in the U.S. since 1995. In 2025 it ranked #12,182 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2007, with 12 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 77% boys, 23% girls all-time.

Babies named Arrian, 2025

1 in 663,000

Arrian over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Arrian over time

In 2025, Arrian went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19922025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Arrian: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded; Ancient Greek origin

Ancient Greek

What Arrian means

Arrian is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Arrian is used in English. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 91 boys were recorded with the name Arrian between 1995 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2007; its best national rank was #6,650 in 2007.

Over 10 years its rank rose, from #12,227 in 2015 to #12,182 in 2025.

In the United States, 27 girls were recorded with the name Arrian between 1992 and 2021. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1992; its best national rank was #11,862 in 1992.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Arrian?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 342,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #12,182; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Arrian sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Arrian. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Arrians were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Arrian was born before 2010 — so the typical Arrian is around 15 today.

Median birth year: 2010; About 15 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 46.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 86.8%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 91; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 46.2% of all recorded uses (42).

Is Arrian rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: +45; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.00×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 41.7%; Peak was 2007 (12)
Years since peak: 18; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 65.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,650; 2007

Spellings of Arrian

Arrian is not the most common spelling — Brian is, with 72.0% against Arrian's <0.01%.

Brian72.0%1,173,735
Adrian16.7%272,265
Darrin1.8%29,615
Dorian1.5%24,187
Darian1.0%17,041
Adrien0.60%9,787
Aryan0.50%8,106
Arron0.50%8,076

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Arrian around the world

Where Arrian ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2023–2023
#4,992
in 2023

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Arrian by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #12,182
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #6,650; 2007
Peak year: 2007; 12 that year
First recorded: 1995
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 91
Count in 2025: 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #11,862; 1992
Peak year: 1992; 6 that year
First recorded: 1992
Last recorded: 2021
All-time count: 27
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Arrian

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Novian Ossian Kelian Arris Levian Ellian Jadian Arran Lukian Tilian Arren Aarian Khian Sufian Arrin Elysian Arrius Arrick Kasian Wilian Tyrian Tirian Alian Kyian

Sibling names for Arrian

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Sydni Shyann Sydnie Rhianna Halie Jacquelin Jaiden Jazmyne

For a brother

Kale Jarod Aaden Keven Jamarcus Gavyn Nevin Zakary

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