It is not surprising that, according to the St. Petersburg registry offices, this name was not included in the list of rare ones.
Arya Stark, the youngest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark, is one of the most popular characters in Game of Thrones. It’s no joke, for the eight years that the TV show went on, from 2011 to 2019, in Moscow alone, 19 newborns were immediately named after her.
Petersburg parents were very careful in this matter. Nevertheless, over 8 seasons, Arya from a sweet child, who from time to time was mistaken for a boy, turned into a real machine for revenge. By the final season, she was so trained that she was able to kill the Night King.
So, only five girls with the name Arya live in the northern capital today. Moreover, four of them were born back in 2014, and the fifth – in 2017.
At the same time, according to the Civil Registry Committee, Arya’s name is not on the list of rare ones either by the end of 2014 or 2017.
In 2018, according to the St. Petersburg registry offices, among the unusual names for girls were Rhea, Dobroslava, Etna, Trina, Nea, Anxunamun, Evliya, Leta, Vladiana and Otilia. But Sofia for the second year in a row holds the palm among the most popular names for newborns in St. Petersburg.