US rank #3106 Boys' name Peak 2024 395 births

Aras — #3106 US boys' name

395 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.

1960s51980s111990s62000s462010s1842020s143
#3106
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Aras was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

39 babies were named Aras in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aras

The Social Security Administration has registered 395 babies named Aras between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aras currently holds the #3106 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aras performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aras shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aras in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aras in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 395 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aras at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

395

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2024

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,106

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aras popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
39
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820011961 5

Aras by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
184 births that decade — 47% of Aras's all-time total
1960s51980s111990s62000s462010s1842020s143

Aras by state

Where Aras concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aras
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 7.8%
#2 New Jersey
26 6.6%
#3 New York
10 2.5%
California share of Aras's total US births 7.8%
Even split

31 of 395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aras?
395 babies have been named Aras since 1961. It currently ranks #3106 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 39 births.
When was Aras most popular?
Aras was most popular in the 2010s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Aras most popular?
The top states for the name Aras are California (31 births), New Jersey (26 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Aras been used?
Aras has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aras?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aram, Aramis, Ara, Arath, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.