Unisex name · since 2017

Aerys

Aerys has 50 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,125 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade

Aerys sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 50 recorded since 2017.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aerys has been recorded 50 times among boys since 2017, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.

  • #22,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aerys ranks #22,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#22,125 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aerys's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aerys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aerys's full recorded timeline at 2021, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aerys popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2018)
9
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
45678910 2017201820192021202220232024 6

Aerys popularity over time - girls

24 total births recorded since 2018 (Aerys as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 24 births
456789 2018202220232025 8

Aerys by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (26 births, 52% of the file).

2020s was Aerys's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Aerys births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aerys? ▼
Aerys has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,125 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 9 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Aerys sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aerys ranks #22,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aerys most popular? ▼
Aerys was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Aerys a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Aerys is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 50 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Aerys been used? ▼
Aerys has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aerys? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aeron, Aero, Aeric, Aerion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Aerys

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aerys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2017–2024 (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 Aerys 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.