Ares
Boy name · #290 in 2025 · Uniqueness 20/100
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, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ares in class?
Ares scores 20 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. 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. In 2025 the states with the most Aress were TX (182), CA (176), FL (109), NY (69), AZ (41). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
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
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. It scores 20/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.