Aris
Aris is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Dutch.
- Greek
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Aris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aris is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
- Dutch
The Story of Aris
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Aris as a girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 88 newborns named Aris — #2,154 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Aris on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aris ranks #2,154 for girls with 88 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Aris on the record books as a boy name in 1916, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 122 Ariss were born — ranking #1,478 that year. About 26% of every Aris on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aris ranks #1,478 for boys with 122 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Aris
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aris. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Aris
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Aris
Aris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Aris's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Aris'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.