Aranya
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning of the forest; relating to wilderness.
Aranya by the numbers
Aranya was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aranya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Aranya
Names that are said the same way as Aranya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Aryannamost holy; a modern respelling of Arianna273 in the US (2017)
- Aryananoble or honorable; a form of Ariana206 in the US (2017)
- Arionnamost holy; a form of Arianna46 in the US (2017)
- Ariannahlion of god; a form of Ariel32 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Aranya, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Aranya
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