Boys' name · since 1925
Aristotle
Aristotle has 1,017 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,017 babies have been named Aristotle since 1925, making it today's #5238 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aristotle recorded 1,017 times among boys since 1925, holding rank #5238 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #5,084 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,238 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,017 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aristotle ranks #5,084 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,238 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,017 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aristotle's 1,017 recorded births place it above 88.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aristotle compares
1,017 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Aristotle's all-time total is 176% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aristotle | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,017 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aristotle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aristotle's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aristotle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Aristotle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Aristotle's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Aristotle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (25% of all-time use).
How Aristotle 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 Aristotle's total volume
Aristotle by state
Where Aristotle concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
82 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Aristotle's data
- Aristotle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aristotles (82 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 Aristotle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Aristotle 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.