Boys' name · since 1917
Aristides
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 711 babies named Aristides, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,379 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 711
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
711 babies have been named Aristides since 1917, making it today's #8308 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aristides recorded 711 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #8308 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #6,379 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,308 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 711 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aristides ranks #6,379 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,308 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 711 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,379 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 711
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aristides's 711 recorded births place it above 85.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Aristides compares
711 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Aristides's all-time total is 93% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aristides | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 711 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aristides's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aristides splits its recorded history at 1986: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aristides popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Aristides by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (113 births, 16% of the file).
1990s was Aristides's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Aristides births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113 births (16% of all-time use).
How Aristides 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 Aristides's total volume
Aristides by state
Where Aristides concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
31 of 711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aristides's data
- Aristides's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aristidess (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Aristides: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Aristides 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.