Aries Boy & girl
How popular is Aries?
#661 boy name in 2025
417 baby boys were named Aries in the US in 2025, making it the 661st most popular boy name. Another 86 girls got the name (#2,153 for girls).
Aries popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #661 for boys (▲ 39 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 417 boys, 86 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+169% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,190 in 2015, #886 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (417 boys) |
| Highest rank | #661 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aries counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aries family of names ranked #565 for boys in 2025 (#567 the year before), with 498 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 417 | 84% |
| Arius | 48 | 10% |
| Arias | 19 | 4% |
| Ariez | 9 | 2% |
| Aryas | 5 | 1% |
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 Aries is most popular
Babies named Aries per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Aries by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103 | #2,448 |
| 1980s | 97 | #2,896 |
| 1990s | 268 | #1,601 |
| 2000s | 820 | #1,396 |
| 2010s | 1,559 | #930 |
| 2020s | 1,908 | #661 |
Boy names about as popular as Aries
Questions
- Is Aries a boy or girl name?
- Aries is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Aries were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Aries?
- 417 baby boys were named Aries in the US in 2025, making it the 661st most popular boy name. Another 86 girls got the name (#2,153 for girls).
- When was Aries most popular?
- Aries peaked in 2025, when 417 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #661 in 2025.
- How many people are named Aries?
- 7,165 babies have been named Aries in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,094 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Aries most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aries was most common in Arizona, at 0.4 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.