unisex name

Aries

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 7,673

the United States

#661

2025 births

Aries is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 33% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 503 babies in the United States, ranking #661. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 503 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 6,591 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Aries over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,524
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Aries by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 163
1980s 203
1990s 605
2000s 1,398
2010s 2,272
2020s (to 2025) 2,524

How popular is Aries?

In 2025, Aries was given to 503 babies in the United States, ranking #661 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Aries is used

United States #661 503 in 2025
Canada #1,008 36 in 2024
England & Wales #1,532 25 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Aries

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aries also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aries over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aries

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aries — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aries

How popular is the name Aries?

In 2025, Aries was given to 503 babies in the United States, ranking #661 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Aries a girl's or a boy's name?

Aries is used for both girls and boys. About 33% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Aries?

Aries has 2 syllables.

When was Aries most popular?

Aries peaked in 2025, when 503 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Aries a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aries currently ranks #661 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.