Ares
Boy name · #290 in 2025 · Well-known
How old is the name Ares? In official American birth records, Ares has been tracked continuously since 1983, giving it 42 years of documented American history.
Ares is currently the #290 boy name in the United States — 1,157 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #722, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,556 boys born in 2025 was named Ares.
The 42-year story
Ares first appears in the Social Security records in 1983, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,157 babies and a rank of #290. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Ares per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ares in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ares is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Ares is most common
Geography matters for names, and Ares is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Ares is most common in NM (2.2 per 1,000), NV (1.9 per 1,000), AZ (1.3 per 1,000), FL (1.1 per 1,000), TX (1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.8 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Ares is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Ares
Statistically, parents drawn to Ares tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aries, Hayes, Adonis, Wells, and Banks.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ares | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,157 | #290 |
| 2024 | 1,140 | #295 |
| 2023 | 774 | #414 |
| 2022 | 645 | #479 |
| 2021 | 568 | #516 |
| 2020 | 462 | #596 |
| 2019 | 487 | #574 |
| 2018 | 490 | #561 |
| 2017 | 403 | #643 |
| 2016 | 360 | #688 |
| 2015 | 341 | #722 |
| 2014 | 295 | #782 |
| 2013 | 232 | #897 |
| 2012 | 181 | #1052 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1395 |
| 2010 | 110 | #1481 |
| 2009 | 92 | #1698 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1948 |
| 2007 | 72 | #1951 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2176 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3022 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3158 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2780 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4322 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4121 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Ares?
In official American birth records, the name Ares first appeared in 1983 (over 42 years ago), when 5 newborn boys received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 42 years.
Is Ares a popular boy name?
Ares ranked #290 among boys in 2025 with 1,157 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #722.
When was the name Ares most popular?
Ares peaked in 2025, when 1,157 American boys received the name (ranked #290 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ares?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,556 newborn American boys was named Ares. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.