Arya Babbar was born on May 24, 1981, in Mumbai, India. He is the son of renowned actor Raj Babbar and theatre personality Nadira Babbar. Arya has an elder sister, Juhi Babbar, who is also an actress, and a half-brother, Prateik Babbar, from his father's second marriage. He completed his schooling at Methodist High School in Kanpur and pursued higher education at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University and Mohanlal Sukhadia University. Arya married Jasmine Puri on February 22, 2016, in a traditional Sikh ceremony. He initially went by the name Sajjad Babbar but changed it to Arya for his film career to avoid confusion regarding his religious background.