Is Ares a boy or girl name?
Ares is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 1,136 boys were named Ares, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.6% of the 7,383 US babies named Ares were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #295
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,619
- Babies named Ares since 1983
- 7,383
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,158 babies
Boys and girls named Ares, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,136 | #295 | 22 | #5,619 |
| 2023 | 773 | #414 | 25 | #5,137 |
| 2022 | 644 | #480 | 30 | #4,595 |
| 2021 | 567 | #517 | 27 | #4,846 |
| 2020 | 462 | #595 | 24 | #5,180 |
| 2019 | 487 | #573 | 37 | #3,931 |
| 2018 | 490 | #561 | 25 | #5,170 |
| 2017 | 403 | #643 | 13 | #8,340 |
| 2016 | 360 | #688 | 15 | #7,639 |
| 2015 | 341 | #722 | 5 | #16,707 |
| 2014 | 295 | #782 | 16 | #7,343 |
| 2013 | 232 | #897 | 9 | #11,117 |
| 2012 | 181 | #1,052 | 9 | #11,374 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,395 | 6 | #15,027 |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 92 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 72 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,023 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,785 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,331 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,132 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,593 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,487 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,981 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,842 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,302 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ares reached #295 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #3,931 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ares
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.