Ares Boy
How popular is Ares?
#290 boy name in 2025
1,157 baby boys were named Ares in the US in 2025, making it the 290th most popular boy name. Another 29 girls got the name (#4,660 for girls).
Ares popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #290 for boys (▲ 5 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,157 boys, 29 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+239% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #722 in 2015, #596 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,157 boys) |
| Highest rank | #290 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1983 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ares 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 Ares is most popular
Babies named Ares per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.5 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Nevada: 1.4 per 1,000 (80 boys)
- Arizona: 1.0 per 1,000 (169 boys)
- Hawaii: 1.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- California: 0.8 per 1,000 (703 boys)
Ares by decade
Boy names about as popular as Ares
Questions
- Is Ares a boy or girl name?
- Ares is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Ares were boys.
- How popular is the name Ares?
- 1,157 baby boys were named Ares in the US in 2025, making it the 290th most popular boy name. Another 29 girls got the name (#4,660 for girls).
- When was Ares most popular?
- Ares peaked in 2025, when 1,157 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #290 in 2025.
- How many people are named Ares?
- 8,576 babies have been named Ares in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,536 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Ares most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ares was most common in New Mexico, at 1.5 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.