Aris
Feminine · “best”
Aris is given to both — 1,853 girls and 2,753 boys since 1880. See Aris as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Aris is a Greek short form of Aristotle and Aristides, and the aristos behind them means best.
How old is the name Aris?
Aris first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Aris alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 1,700 people named Aris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aris most popular?
Aris peaked in 2023, reaching #2195 nationally. Today it ranks #2326, 131 places below that high. See the whole 2023 chart.
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Where it comes from
From aristos to Aris
The story of Aris
Aristos gives aristocracy, aristeia — the passage in an epic where a hero performs at his best — and the names of two of Athens's most celebrated figures. Aris is the everyday Greek shortening. It appears in American records for both sexes in current use.
Meaning
best
From the Greek aristos, 'best', which opens Aristotle, Aristides and aristocracy — literally 'rule by the best'. Aris is the standard Greek short form. A separate Hebrew reading is occasionally given. The Greek is documented.
How the name formed
- aristos
- Aristoteles
- Aris
Related forms: Άρης · Arris
Pronouncing Aris
AR-iss
Two syllables, stress on the first. Greek says AH-rees.
Nicknames for Aris
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1914
- Most girls named
- 202386 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2195reached in 2023
- Change vs 2023
- −9.3%78 in 2025, from 86
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Aris in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Άρης in Greek — related form
- Arris in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Ariss among us
people named Aris are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 20,606 born in 2025 was named Aris
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Riki test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Aris's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Riki climbed just as high around 1981, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Riki's path sketches the road Aris is walking now.
Aris sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Aris is headed
Aris looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 19% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Aris beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Aris in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That aristocracy means 'rule by the best' is a first-rate etymology.
- Ari is available as a short form with a real record.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- In Greek it is masculine and also the god Ares's name.
- It reads as a shortening rather than a full name.
- It is used for both sexes in America.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ariss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,700 people named Aris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aris in 2025?
- Aris ranks #2326 among US girl names in 2025, with 78 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Aris?
- About 1 in every 20,606 US girls born in 2025 was named Aris — 78 in all.
- Will my child share the name Aris with classmates?
- Aris will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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