Aristeo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-rees-TAY-oh
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Aristeo is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “the best”. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Aristeo mean?
Greek: Spanish and Italian form of Aristaeus, from aristos 'best'
“the best”
In Greek myth, Aristaeus was a minor god who taught people beekeeping and cheesemaking.
Is Aristeo a girl's or a boy's name?
Aristeo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aristeo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 79% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Aristeo, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the boys named Aristeo in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aristeo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,842 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,607 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,292 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,764 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,074 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,022 |
Names like Aristeo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexander, Alejandro, Alessandro, Sebastian, Eliseo, Andres, Mateo, Alexis, Theo, Santiago, Antonio, Alex
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from 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, “Aristeo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aristeo, updated 20 October 2026.