| Aryan | Aditya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Noble | Sun |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | AR-yun | uh-DIT-yuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1978 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2007 (406) | 2008 (331) |
| In 2025 | 275 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aryan | Aditya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,835 | 470 |
| 2010s | 3,347 | 1,824 |
| 2000s | 2,594 | 2,398 |
| 1990s | 254 | 561 |
| 1980s | 71 | 141 |
| 1970s | 5 | 6 |
From Sanskrit arya (आर्य), 'noble, honourable, worthy'. The original sense is one of nobility and virtue; it is unrelated to later misappropriations of the term.
From Sanskrit Aditya (आदित्य), 'belonging to Aditi', a name of the sun god Surya and collectively of the solar deities born of the goddess Aditi. A well-attested classical name meaning 'the sun'.
Aryan is more popular than Aditya today: about 275 US babies were given the name Aryan in 2025, compared with 0 named Aditya.
Aryan means Noble (sanskrit origin), while Aditya means Sun (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aryan first appears in 1978 and Aditya in 0, so Aditya has the longer recorded history.