Given name & surname
Ares
“Ares' dome”·“the containment of competition”
Ares is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Polish.
Original GreekΆρες
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ares means “Ares' dome” or “the containment of competition.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In Polish usage, Ares developed from Ἄρης.
The story
In mythological stories, Ares is associated with the god of war.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ares appears in Genesis 22:17, Genesis 4:10.
- Genesis 22:17
- Genesis 4:10
From biblical name research
Ares through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,576
- 8,284 boys · 292 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,186 babies
- 2025
- 1,186
- #290 for boys · #4,671 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +91%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,157 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 290 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 94.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 29 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (182). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,214 as a first name in 2020; 1,170 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ares’s family of names
In Polish usage, Ares developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἄρης. Ares has a related form in Areas. Ares has a related form in Arees.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ares
- Ares TeixidóSpanish television host and reporterborn 1987
- Ares J. RosakisAmerican professor of aeronautics and mechanical engineeringborn 1956
- Ares ChadzinikolauPolish poetborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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