Aris is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “best”, short form of names such as Aristotelis, from aristos, 'best'.

Aris

Gender: Boy
Say it: AR-is
Origin: Greek
UK rank, 2025: #401 for boys
US rank, 2025: #1,333 for boys

Aris is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “best”. In 2025 it ranked 401st for boys in the UK (116 babies) and 1,333rd for boys in the US (144 babies).

What does Aris mean?

Greek: short form of names such as Aristotelis, from aristos, 'best'

“best”

Is Aris a girl's or a boy's name?

Aris is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 116 boys in the UK and 78 girls and 144 boys in the US.

How popular is Aris in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #401among boys
Babies in 2025: 116about 1 in 2,600 boys
Five-year trend: Rising fastup 184% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 116 boys in the UK were named Aris, making it the 401st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 793rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 129 boys. 3 girls were also named Aris in 2025 (5,990th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Aris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 170 boys in the UK were given Aris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #309, up from #401 for this spelling alone.

Aris 116
Aras 50
Aros 4

Among boys in 2025, it was 370th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.

1997Busiest: 129 in 20242025

Aris in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	116	#401
2024	129	#372
2023	70	#592
2022	56	#691
2021	64	#640
2020	44	#793
2019	43	#805
2018	24	#1,210
2017	23	#1,253
2016	27	#1,133
2015	27	#1,112
2014	16	#1,573
2013	16	#1,560
2012	15	#1,692
2011	8	#2,503
2010	10	#2,141
2009	8	#2,445
2008	4	#3,836
2007	6	#2,873
2006	5	#3,013
2005	4	#3,330
2004	5	#2,691
2003	5	#2,574
2002	6	#2,106
2001	5	#2,326
2000	4	#2,612
1999	0	–
1998	0	–
1997	4	#2,438

How popular is Aris in the US?

Rank in 2025: #1,333among boys
Babies in 2025: 144about 1 in 12,000 boys
Five-year trend: Risingup 46% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 144 boys in the US were named Aris, making it the 1,333rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. It first appears in the records in 1916. 78 girls were also named Aris in 2025 (2,326th for girls).

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Aris of any year since it first appeared, in 1916.

Half of all the boys named Aris in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 178 boys in the US were given Aris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,063, up from #1,333 for this spelling alone.

Aris 144
Aras 34

In 2025, 35% of the babies named Aris in the US were girls.

1916Busiest: 144 in 20252025

Aris in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	144	#1,333
2024	118	#1,510
2023	99	#1,701
2022	96	#1,737
2021	105	#1,614
2020	71	#1,996
2019	89	#1,755
2018	88	#1,744
2017	79	#1,861
2016	85	#1,788
2015	60	#2,234
2014	62	#2,173
2013	49	#2,490
2012	48	#2,550
2011	51	#2,436
2010	61	#2,168
2009	53	#2,400
2008	47	#2,631
2007	47	#2,602
2006	51	#2,397
2005	41	#2,649
2004	45	#2,448
2003	41	#2,503
2002	31	#2,939
2001	39	#2,485
2000	45	#2,192
1999	32	#2,661
1998	36	#2,391
1997	29	#2,676
1996	44	#1,982
1995	38	#2,135
1994	32	#2,387
1993	33	#2,290
1992	37	#2,080
1991	32	#2,221
1990	32	#2,209
1989	36	#1,988
1988	25	#2,362
1987	29	#2,053
1986	26	#2,159
1985	35	#1,723
1984	34	#1,689
1983	19	#2,492
1982	20	#2,425
1981	21	#2,337
1980	16	#2,830
1979	13	#3,167
1978	18	#2,472
1977	17	#2,555
1976	12	#3,093
1975	16	#2,538
1974	11	#3,118
1973	9	#3,443
1972	12	#2,817
1971	12	#2,811
1970	15	#2,398
1969	6	#3,934
1968	12	#2,444
1967	8	#2,984
1966	5	#3,946
1965	11	#2,474
1964	0	–
1963	9	#2,857
1962	15	#2,116
1961	13	#2,321
1960	13	#2,313
1959	12	#2,413
1958	10	#2,640
1957	6	#3,550
1956	7	#3,214
1955	0	–
1954	6	#3,450
1953	6	#3,423
1952	11	#2,374
1951	9	#2,660
1950	7	#3,020
1949	0	–
1948	0	–
1947	5	#3,731
1946	7	#2,918
1945	0	–
1944	8	#2,632
1943	5	#3,536
1942	0	–
1941	0	–
1940	7	#2,871
1939	0	–
1938	0	–
1937	0	–
1936	0	–
1935	0	–
1934	0	–
1933	0	–
1932	7	#3,091
1931	0	–
1930	0	–
1929	5	#3,957
1928	0	–
1927	0	–
1926	6	#3,706
1925	9	#2,934
1924	10	#2,821
1923	0	–
1922	0	–
1921	10	#2,803
1920	5	#4,284
1919	0	–
1918	6	#3,727
1917	5	#3,979
1916	6	#3,515

Names like Aris

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Other spellings of Aris

Aras Aros

Names related to Aris

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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, “Aris: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aris, updated 20 October 2026.