Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Aris

Gender Unisex · 40% girls Rank 2025 #1,333 Trend ↑ Rising 51%
Rank 2025
#1,333
among boys · ↑178 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
222
named Aris · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,862
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
222 babies
All-time total
4,606
#2,687 all-time among boys
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Aris popularity over time

4,606 babies have been named Aris since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 20 17 37 4 – #3,533
1920s 64 45 109 11 +195% #2,816
1930s 27 7 34 3 -69% #3,104
1940s 23 32 55 6 +62% #2,638
1950s 28 74 102 10 +85% #2,382
1960s 19 92 111 11 +9% #2,117
1970s 64 135 199 20 +79% #2,404
1980s 143 261 404 40 +103% #1,693
1990s 225 345 570 57 +41% #1,987
2000s 353 440 793 79 +39% #2,197
2010s 470 672 1,142 114 +44% #1,744
2020s (to 2025) 417 633 1,050 175 +53% #1,333

Where Aris is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 154 0.09 outside top 500
2027 162 0.10 outside top 500
2028 170 0.10 outside top 500
2029 177 0.10 outside top 500
2030 183 0.11 outside top 500

Where Aris is most popular

Boys named Aris per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Illinois, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Aris born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 28 0.106 +62%
Illinois 26 0.102 +56%
New York 40 0.092 +42%
Pennsylvania 21 0.079 +22%
Michigan 15 0.073 +13%
Massachusetts 10 0.073 +12%
California 61 0.067 ≈ national
Florida 31 0.065 ≈ national
Texas 56 0.064 ≈ national
Virginia 10 0.053 -19%
Maryland 6 0.050 -23%
North Carolina 11 0.043 -34%
Arizona 5 0.031 -53%
Georgia 6 0.024 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aris

Aris is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,333 in 2025 with 144 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 4,606 American babies have been named Aris, about 60% boys and 40% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 222 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aris stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aris?

The median living Aris is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 30. An estimated 4,300 people named Aris are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aris year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 78 #2,328 144 #1,333
2024 82 #2,266 118 #1,511
2023 86 #2,199 99 #1,702
2022 54 #3,036 96 #1,737
2021 59 #2,853 105 #1,614
2020 58 #2,826 71 #2,000
2019 65 #2,654 89 #1,756
2018 57 #2,913 88 #1,744
2017 71 #2,514 79 #1,862
2016 56 #2,973 85 #1,789
2015 32 #4,416 60 #2,235
2014 41 #3,723 62 #2,175
2013 42 #3,651 49 #2,492
2012 38 #3,992 48 #2,557
2011 37 #4,005 51 #2,440
2010 31 #4,624 61 #2,172
2009 37 #4,115 53 #2,405
2008 39 #4,019 47 #2,637
2007 35 #4,309 47 #2,607
2006 55 #3,055 51 #2,405
2005 32 #4,279 41 #2,661
2004 36 #3,911 45 #2,456
2003 34 #3,951 41 #2,510
2002 22 #5,277 31 #2,948
2001 33 #3,872 39 #2,491
2000 30 #4,089 45 #2,197
1995 13 #6,672 38 #2,142
1990 23 #4,246 32 #2,217
1985 20 #3,990 35 #1,726
1980 13 #5,260 16 #2,839
1975 11 #5,180 16 #2,546
1970 – – 15 #2,404
1965 – – 11 #2,481
1960 – – 13 #2,319
1955 – – – –
1950 9 #3,678 7 #3,038
1945 – – – –
1940 5 #4,398 7 #2,890
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 9 #2,943
1920 10 #3,107 5 #4,324
1915 5 #4,319 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aris, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aris?

The median living Aris is about 15 years old. Half of all living Ariss are between 6 and 30 years old.

How many people named Aris are alive today?

An estimated 4,300 people named Aris are alive in the United States, based on 4,606 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aris in 2025?

Aris ranked #1,333 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 144 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aris?

4,606 babies have been named Aris in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aris most popular?

Aris peaked in 2025, when 222 newborns received the name.

Is Aris a boy or girl name?

Aris is used for both: about 40% of babies named Aris have been girls and 60% boys.

Is the name Aris rising or falling?

Aris is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aris become more popular?

Aris is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 183 boys named Aris in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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