Boys' name · since 1961
Aras
429 babies named Aras in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,404 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 429
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aras is the #3404 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 429 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aras has been recorded 429 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #3404 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #8,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,404 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 429 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aras ranks #8,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,404 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 429 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,404 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 429
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aras's 429 recorded births place it above 80.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aras compares
429 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Aras's all-time total is 16% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aras | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 429 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aras's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aras's full recorded timeline at 2013, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aras popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Aras by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (184 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Aras's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Aras births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 184 births (43% of all-time use).
Aras by state
Where Aras concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 26 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 2.3% |
31 of 429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Aras's data
- Aras's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2020s (177) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arass (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aras: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Aras 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.