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Unisex name

Aries

/ˈɛɹiz/ · 34% girls, 66% boys · 503 born in 2025

Aries has been given to about 7,165 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛɹiz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,988
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aries per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 503
  • Born in 2025503
  • All time7,165
  • England & Wales, 202525

How popular is Aries?

Its best year was 2025, when 503 babies were given the name, ranking 2155th. The typical living American called Aries is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Aries

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ares0.80
  2. Ariel0.75
  3. Arie0.75
  4. Aris0.74
  5. Agnes0.65
  6. Charles0.63
  7. Adriel0.65
  8. Adrien0.65

Middle names for Aries

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aries Catherine0.78
  2. Aries Josephine0.78
  3. Aries Rose0.77
  4. Aries Marie0.77
  5. Aries Grace0.77
  6. Aries Eve0.77

Sibling names for Aries

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zaidbrother · 0.99
  2. Yarasister · 0.99
  3. Nalanisister · 0.99
  4. Bridgerbrother · 0.99
  5. Rominasister · 0.98
  6. Westinbrother · 0.98

Where Aries is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.03%
  2. Pennsylvania0.03%
  3. Missouri0.03%
  4. Oregon0.02%
  5. Arizona0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aries White0.72
  2. Aries Nguyen0.72
  3. Aries Moore0.72
  4. Aries Hill0.72
  5. Aries Hall0.72
  6. Aries Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aries

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Aries across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.