Arya (Persian: آریا āryā, Sanskrit: आर्य ārya) is a Persian and North Indian given name. In all countries it is a Masculine name but is used as a girls name on the Western side of the globe.. The name is also beginning to appear in the western world after the character Arya Stark of the television series Game of Thrones.
For the meaning and history of the Sanskrit word, see the article Aryan.
In 2013, BBC News wrote that "the passion and the extreme devotion of fans" had brought about a phenomenon unlike anything related to other popular TV series, manifesting itself in a very broad range of fan labor, such as fan fiction, Game of Thrones-themed burlesque routines, or people naming their children after characters from the series. In 2012, "Arya" was the fastest-rising girl's name in popularity in the U.S., jumping from 711th to 413th position.
Arya (actor) (born 1980), south Indian actorAarya Ambekar (born 1994), Marathi playback singerArya Aramnejad (born 1983), Iranian singerArya Aziminejad (born 1973), Iranian composerArya Bhatta (476–550), Indian mathematicianAarya Babbar (born 1981), Indian actorArya Gopi, Indian Malayalam-language poetArya Maulana Aldiartama (born 1995), Indonesian badminton playerArya Mitra Sharma (born 1959), German doctorArya Rohit, Indian actressAryan Vaid (born 1974), Indian male modelAditi Arya (born 1993), Indian modelAditya Arya, Indian photographerAkram Monfared Arya, first Iranian female pilotAmit Arya, Canadian Hindustani classical music vocalist.A. S. Arya, Indian structural engineerAnita Arya, Indian politician from the BJPChandra Arya, Canadian politicianChaudhari Kumbharam Arya (1914–1995) Indian freedom fighter and popular leaderFatemeh Motamed-Arya (born 1961), Iranian actressI Ngurah Komang Arya (born 1985), Indonesian footballerIshan Arya, Indian cinematographer and producerKamlesh Arya, Fijian politicianMangilal Arya (1918–1992), Indian freedom fighter and social reformerMeenakshi Arya, Indian actressNikhil Arya, Indian TV actorRam Narain Arya (1936–2010), Indian rainmakerSatyadeo Narain Arya, Indian politician from BiharShraddha Arya, Indian actress from the Telugu film industryShubhavi Arya (born 1998), Indian animatorS. N. Arya, Indian physician and writerS. P. Y. Surendranath Arya, Indian independence activistVed Prakash Arya, Indian entrepreneurYashpal Arya, Indian politician from the National CongressArya Dröttningu (also Arya Dröttning later), a character from the Inheritance Cycle book series by Christopher PaoliniArya Stark, a character from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series