Aries
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AIR-eez
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #661 for boys
Aries is a name of Latin origin, meaning “ram”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 661st for boys in the US (417 babies).
What does Aries mean?
Latin
“ram”
The first sign of the zodiac, linked in Greek myth with the ram of the Golden Fleece.
Is Aries a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Aries has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 18 boys in the UK and 86 girls and 417 boys in the US.
How popular is Aries in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,537th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 178% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Aries, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. 7 girls were also named Aries in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Aries of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Aries in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74 boys in the UK were given Aries or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #1,537 for this spelling alone.
- Ares 56
- Aries 18
In 2025, 28% of the babies named Aries in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Aries in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Aries in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 661st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 417 about 1 in 4,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 417 boys in the US were named Aries, making it the 661st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 886th. It first appears in the records in 1970. 86 girls were also named Aries in 2025 (2,153rd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Aries of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Aries in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,583 boys in the US were given Aries or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #247, up from #661 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 43% of the babies named Aries in the US in 1975, and 17% in 2025.
Aries in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 417 | #661 |
| 2024 | 385 | #700 |
| 2023 | 323 | #782 |
| 2022 | 277 | #867 |
| 2021 | 251 | #913 |
| 2020 | 255 | #886 |
| 2019 | 234 | #930 |
| 2018 | 222 | #942 |
| 2017 | 179 | #1,090 |
| 2016 | 177 | #1,105 |
| 2015 | 155 | #1,190 |
| 2014 | 162 | #1,163 |
| 2013 | 135 | #1,285 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,498 |
| 2011 | 98 | #1,577 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,697 |
| 2009 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 2008 | 97 | #1,613 |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,533 |
| 2004 | 75 | #1,698 |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,535 |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,705 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,396 |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,677 |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,601 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
Names like Aries
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Arlo, Ezra, Axel, Idris, Magnus, Remy, Cooper, Lucas, Atlas, Rio, Cruz
Other spellings of Aries
Names related to Aries
Aris, Arisha, Waris, Arissa, Arish, Arisa, Aaris, Aeris, Arius
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aries: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aries, updated 20 October 2026.