Ares
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Ares is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 703rd for boys in the UK (56 babies) and 290th for boys in the US (1,157 babies).
What does Ares mean?
Greek
Greek god of war, son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
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Is Ares a girl's or a boy's name?
Ares is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 56 boys in the UK and 29 girls and 1,157 boys in the US.
How popular is Ares in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #703among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 5,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 110% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 56 boys in the UK were named Ares, making it the 703rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,054th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 73 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ares in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74 boys in the UK were given Ares or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #703 for this spelling alone.
- Ares 56
- Aries 18
Among boys in 2025, it was 650th in England and Wales.
Ares in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #703 |
| 2024 | 73 | #583 |
| 2023 | 45 | #807 |
| 2022 | 35 | #949 |
| 2021 | 44 | #818 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 2019 | 36 | #909 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
How popular is Ares in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #290among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,157about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 113% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,157 boys in the US were named Ares, making it the 290th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 596th. It first appears in the records in 1983. 29 girls were also named Ares in 2025 (4,660th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ares of any year since it first appeared, in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Ares in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,583 boys in the US were given Ares or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #247, up from #290 for this spelling alone.
Ares in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,157 | #290 |
| 2024 | 1,140 | #295 |
| 2023 | 774 | #414 |
| 2022 | 645 | #479 |
| 2021 | 568 | #516 |
| 2020 | 462 | #596 |
| 2019 | 487 | #574 |
| 2018 | 490 | #561 |
| 2017 | 403 | #643 |
| 2016 | 360 | #688 |
| 2015 | 341 | #722 |
| 2014 | 295 | #782 |
| 2013 | 232 | #897 |
| 2012 | 181 | #1,052 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,395 |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,481 |
| 2009 | 92 | #1,697 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,948 |
| 2007 | 72 | #1,951 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,175 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
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