Unisex name · since 1996
Aaris
Aaris has 98 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 98
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aaris is the #11199 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 98 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Aaris recorded 98 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #11199 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #17,498 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,199 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 98 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaris ranks #17,498 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 98 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 98
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaris's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Aaris compares
98 26th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aaris's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 98 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aaris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaris splits its recorded history at 2018: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Aaris popularity over time - girls
77 total births recorded since 1998 (Aaris as girls' name)
Aaris by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Aaris's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Aaris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aaris's data
- Aaris's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aaris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aaris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.