Aquarius
The Story of Aquarius
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Aquarius as a girl name dates back to 1970, when 7 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Aquarius — #5,419 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Aquarius on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Aquarius last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 235 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Aquarius on the record books as a boy name in 1971, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 11 Aquariuss were born — ranking #5,187 that year. About 32% of every Aquarius on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Aquarius last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 177 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Aquarius
Phonetically similar names — useful when Aquarius is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aquaria
- Aquarium
- Aquarian
- Aquariums
- Uxorious
- Aquarians
- Awareness
- Aquarist
- Scarious
- Squareness
- Aquinas
- Incurious
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Aquarius
Aquarius is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 235 births in the dataset. Aquarius's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #5,419. Use the chart and map above to compare Aquarius's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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