Aris Boy & girl
How popular is Aris?
#1,333 boy name in 2025
144 baby boys were named Aris in the US in 2025, making it the 1333rd most popular boy name. Another 78 girls got the name (#2,326 for girls).
Aris popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,333 for boys (▲ 177 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 144 boys, 78 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+140% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,234 in 2015, #1,996 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (144 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,333 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 59% boys, 41% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aris counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ares family of names ranked #244 for boys in 2025 (#249 the year before), with 1,538 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ares | 1,157 | 75% |
| Aris | 144 | 9% |
| Aariz | 86 | 6% |
| Aras | 34 | 2% |
| Arris | 14 | 1% |
| Ariz | 26 | 2% |
| Aires | 20 | 1% |
| Aaris | 6 | 0% |
| Ayres | 9 | 1% |
| Arez | 9 | 1% |
| Araz | 9 | 1% |
| Arize | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aris is most popular
Babies named Aris per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
Aris by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | #3,515 |
| 1920s | 45 | #2,803 |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1940s | 32 | #2,632 |
| 1950s | 74 | #2,375 |
| 1960s | 92 | #2,116 |
| 1970s | 135 | #2,398 |
| 1980s | 261 | #1,689 |
| 1990s | 345 | #1,982 |
| 2000s | 440 | #2,192 |
| 2010s | 672 | #1,744 |
| 2020s | 633 | #1,333 |
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Questions
- Is Aris a boy or girl name?
- Aris is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 59% of babies named Aris were boys and 41% were girls.
- How popular is the name Aris?
- 144 baby boys were named Aris in the US in 2025, making it the 1333rd most popular boy name. Another 78 girls got the name (#2,326 for girls).
- When was Aris most popular?
- Aris peaked in 2025, when 144 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,333 in 2025.
- How many people are named Aris?
- 4,606 babies have been named Aris in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,298 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Aris most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aris was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.