Aries
Girl name · #2165 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 86 baby girls were named Aries, placing it at #2165 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2646, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,930 girls born in 2025 was named Aries.
The 53-year story
Aries first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 6 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 121 girls were named Aries — good for #1716 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Aries per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aries in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Aries is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Aries will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Aries is most common
State-level data for Aries is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Aries
Statistically, parents drawn to Aries tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jules, Aris, Yides, Aoife, and Hayes.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aries | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | #2153 |
| 2024 | 113 | #1779 |
| 2023 | 108 | #1850 |
| 2022 | 100 | #1961 |
| 2021 | 112 | #1801 |
| 2020 | 97 | #1959 |
| 2019 | 121 | #1716 |
| 2018 | 87 | #2159 |
| 2017 | 90 | #2129 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2517 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2646 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2535 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2870 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3213 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3350 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3306 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2800 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2995 |
| 2007 | 79 | #2394 |
| 2006 | 78 | #2396 |
| 2005 | 51 | #3081 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2851 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2999 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2745 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3417 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aries a popular girl name?
Aries ranked #2165 among girls in 2025 with 86 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2646.
When was the name Aries most popular?
Aries peaked in 2019, when 121 American girls received the name (ranked #1716 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Aries?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,930 newborn American girls was named Aries. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.