Given name · also Greek
Aristotle
“of high quality”
Aristotle is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “of high quality.”
Original GreekΑριστοτέλης
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “of high quality.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Aristotle developed from Ἀριστοτέλης.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aristotle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,017
- 1,017 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,223 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,223 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,126 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.
Aristotle’s family of names
In English usage, Aristotle developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀριστοτέλης. Aristotle has a related form in Aristotelis. In English usage, Aristotle has a conventional equivalent in the Finnish form ARISTOTELES.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aristotle has relatives in 45 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Aristotle comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 45
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ΑριστοτέληςGreek
- Ἀριστοτέληςroot · Ancient Greek
- Арістотельequivalent
- АристотельRussian
- AristòtilCatalan
- АрыстоцельBelarusian
- AristoteloEsperanto
- АристотелBulgarian
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- ArystotelesPolish
- AristòtiliSicilian
- AristótelesSpanish, Portuguese
- AristotelesGerman, Turkish
- A-ri-xtốtVietnamese
- ارسطوUrdu, Persian
- Арісто́тельUkrainian
- AristoTurkish
- อริสโตเติลThai
- AristótelSlovene
- Аристо́тельRussian
- AristotelRomanian
- ارسطوطالیسPersian
- ارسطاطالیسPersian
- आरिस्तोतेलेसMarathi
- अॅरिस्टोटलMarathi
- अरस्तुMarathi, Hindi
- Аристо́телMacedonian, Bulgarian
- AristotelēsLatin
- ArsatoLadino
- 아리스토텔레스Korean
- អារីស្តូតKhmer
- អារិស្តត្ថលKhmer
- アリストテレスJapanese
- AristoteleItalian
- ArastotailIrish
- ArisztotelészHungarian
- אריסטוHebrew
- AristoteFrench
- AristotelésCzech
- ƏrəstunAzerbaijani
- ƏrəstuAzerbaijani
- ԱրիստոտէլClassical Armenian
- ԱրիստոտելArmenian
- أَرِسـطَاطَالِيسArabic
- أَرِسْطُوطَالِيسArabic
- أَرِسْطُوArabic
People named Aristotle
- Aristotle OnassisGreek shipping magnate (1906–1975)
- Aristotle the Dialecticianancient Greek dialectic philosopher from Argos300 BC–300 BC
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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