| Aryan | Vihaan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Noble | Dawn, morning |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | AR-yun | vih-HAHN |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1978 | 2004 |
| Peak year | 2007 (406) | 2014 (491) |
| In 2025 | 275 | 261 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aryan | Vihaan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,835 | 1,687 |
| 2010s | 3,347 | 3,663 |
| 2000s | 2,594 | 273 |
| 1990s | 254 | 0 |
| 1980s | 71 | 0 |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 |
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.
Linked to the Sanskrit विहान (vihāna), 'daybreak, morning'. Largely a modern given name popularised in the 2000s; the 'dawn' sense rests on the classical root, though its use as a personal name is contemporary rather than traditional.
Aryan is more popular than Vihaan today: about 275 US babies were given the name Aryan in 2025, compared with 261 named Vihaan.
Aryan means Noble (sanskrit origin), while Vihaan means Dawn, morning (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aryan first appears in 1978 and Vihaan in 2004, so Aryan has the longer recorded history.