Given name
Aristides
“resembling a lion or an eagle”·“the best”
Aristides is a variant of Ari. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lion or an eagle.” Aristides is a variant of Aristeo. One Spanish interpretation is “the best.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aristides is a variant of Ari. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lion or an eagle.” Aristides is a variant of Aristeo. One Spanish interpretation is “the best.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aristides is a variant of Ari. An origin associated with Ari is Hebrew. Aristides is a variant of Aristeo. An origin associated with Aristeo is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aristides through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 711
- 711 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,320 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,320 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,774 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aristides’s family of names
Aristides has a related form in Ari. Aristides has a related form in Aristeo. In English usage, Aristides has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Aristide.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aristides has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aristides
- Aristides PereiraCape Verdean politician, and first president of Cape Verde (1923-2011)
- Aristides de Sousa MendesPortuguese diplomat (1885–1954)
- Aristides GomesBissau-Guinean politicianborn 1954
- Aristide CaradjaRomanian entomologist (1861–1955)
- Arístides MasiParaguayan footballerborn 1977
- Aristides PatrinosGreek scientist and engineerborn 1947
- Aristeidis DosiosGreek economist1844–1881
- Aristides BrezinaAustrian scientist (1848–1909)
- Aristides LeãoBrazilian neuroscientist, researcher and university teacher (1914–1993)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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