Aries
Aries is a name with a single cultural origin: Astronomy.
- Astronomy
Meaning & Origin of Aries
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aries is a name with a single cultural origin: Astronomy.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Astronomy
The Story of Aries
As a girl name
Aries first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 121 Ariess were born — ranking #1,716 that year. As of 2026, Aries ranks #1,789 for girls with 113 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 3K Ariess have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aries first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 395 Ariess were born — ranking #689 that year. As of 2026, Aries ranks #689 for boys with 395 births, rising sharply (+54% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Ariess have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aries
Aries is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Aries's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #689. Use the chart and map above to compare Aries'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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