Aris — #1514 US boys' name
2,607 babies named Aris in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to boys today.
26% of everyone ever named Aris was born in this single decade.
117 babies were named Aris in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aris
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,607 babies named Aris between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aris currently holds the #1514 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 117 babies received it in a single year. Aris is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,774 additional births since 1914.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aris performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 672 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Aris shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 382 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aris in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aris 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 2,607 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.
Aris at a glance
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Aris popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (2024)
- 117
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #1514 among boys.
2,607 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 117 births in a single year.
Aris popularity over time — girls
1,774 total births recorded since 1914 (Aris as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Aris accounts for 40% of total recorded use across both genders.
Aris by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 672 births that decade — 26% of Aris's all-time total
Aris decade highlights
- Peak decade 672 births
- Runner-up 487 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Aris's strongest decade
672 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
Aris by state
Where Aris concentrates geographically — total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 382 | 14.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 174 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 98 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 59 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 32 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 22 | 0.8% |
382 of 2,607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 14.7% of nationwide
- New York 6.7% of nationwide
- Texas 3.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.3% of nationwide
- Florida 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Aris appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1916–2024 (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.