Aristea
Aristea is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is derived from the Greek word arista, meaning "awn".Species
Meaning & Origin of Aristea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aristea is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is derived from the Greek word arista, meaning "awn".Species
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The Story of Aristea
The earliest SSA record of Aristea as a baby girl name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Aristea — #9,339 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Aristea on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Aristea last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 81 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Aristea
Aristea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 81 births in the dataset. Aristea's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #9,339. Use the chart and map above to compare Aristea'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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