Aryan is an Indian name from the Sanskrit arya, meaning "noble" or "honorable", and it is a common given name in India and Iran, carried by the actor Aryan Khan. It is used by South Asian families in the United States and should not be confused with the 20th-century misuse of the word in racial ideology. Aryan entered the US top 1000 in 2002, peaked at number 613 in 2007 and ranks number 872 among boys in 2025.