Aria
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from English. As a 21st century English name from TV and fantasy fiction, explained as "a musical aria". Similar sounding names exist in many languages, e.g. Ariah and Arie from Hebrew, Arya from Sanskrit, and Aria, Dutch short form of Adriana.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Aria (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Aria has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2011. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | – | 5 |
| 2007 | – | – |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | – | 3 |
| 2010 | – | – |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 | 10 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 15 | 4 |
| 2017 | 12 | 5 |
| 2018 | 20 | 2 |
| 2019 | 14 | 3 |
| 2020 | 20 | 3 |
| 2021 | 27 | 5 |
| 2022 | 18 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14 | 53 |
| 2000 | 14 | 56 |
| 2001 | 13 | 56 |
| 2002 | 12 | 59 |
| 2003 | 15 | 67 |
| 2004 | 15 | 71 |
| 2005 | 18 | 72 |
| 2006 | 20 | 78 |
| 2007 | 21 | 76 |
| 2008 | 25 | 82 |
| 2009 | 26 | 89 |
| 2010 | 28 | 91 |
| 2011 | 32 | 97 |
| 2012 | 35 | 102 |
| 2013 | 44 | 110 |
| 2014 | 54 | 112 |
| 2015 | 64 | 116 |
| 2016 | 76 | 121 |
| 2017 | 96 | 124 |
| 2018 | 120 | 131 |
| 2019 | 138 | 138 |
| 2020 | 164 | 143 |
Aria in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Aria.Hi! My name is Aria.
- Jag ska fika med Aria i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Aria this afternoon.
- Vet du om Aria kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Aria is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Arias mamma är lärare.Aria's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Arias mamma is Aria's mum.
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Questions about Aria
How do you pronounce Aria in Swedish?
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What does the name Aria mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from English. As a 21st century English name from TV and fantasy fiction, explained as "a musical aria". Similar sounding names exist in many languages, e.g. Ariah and Arie from Hebrew, Arya from Sanskrit, and Aria, Dutch short form of Adriana.
How popular is Aria in Sweden?
18 babies were named Aria in 2022. In 2020, 307 people in Sweden had Aria as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2011 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.