Given name & surname
Aries
Aries is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a ram; the first sign of the zodiac; a constellation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “resembling a ram; the first sign of the zodiac; a constellation.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aries through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,165
- 4,755 boys · 2,410 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 503 babies
- 2025
- 503
- #661 for boys · #2,155 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 73% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 417 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 661 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 86 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (48). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,172 as a first name in 2020; 697 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.
Aries’s family of names
Aries has a related form in Arese. In English usage, Aries as a surname was borrowed from the French form Ariès.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Aries
- Aries MerrittAmerican hurdlerborn 1985
- Aries SpearsAmerican comedianborn 1975
- Aries Susanti RahayuIndonesian rock climberborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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