Unisex name · since 1970
Aries
Aries has 4,755 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #661 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,755
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aries currently ranks #661 among unisex names in America, with 4,755 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aries has been recorded 4,755 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #661 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #1,843 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #661 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,755 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aries ranks #1,843 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #661 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,755 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #661 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,755
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aries's 4,755 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aries compares
4,755 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Aries's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aries | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,755 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 417 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aries's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aries's full recorded timeline at 1998, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 417 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aries popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 417
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Aries popularity over time - girls
2,410 total births recorded since 1972 (Aries as girls' name)
Aries by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,908 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Aries's strongest decade.
1,908 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Aries births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s 268
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
820 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,559 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,908 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,908 births (40% of all-time use).
How Aries compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aries's total volume
Aries by state
Where Aries concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 545 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 485 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 194 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 193 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 185 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 159 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 135 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 115 | 2.4% |
545 of 4,755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Aries appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ariess (545 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aries: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Aries 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.