Aria has come a long way since making its debut in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 most popular baby girl names in 2000. The name, which means "air" in Italian but also refers to a vocal solo in an opera, was the 957th most popular name in 2000, but cracked the top 100 by 2012 and has finished inside the top 25 every year since 2016, except 2020 (No. 27). It can double as an airy weather name or creative musical name, and can be spelled Ariah, Ariya, Arya or Ariyah.
