Is Aries a boy or girl name?
Aries is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 112 girls and 384 boys were named Aries, so 22.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 34.9% of the 6,662 US babies named Aries were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #700
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,786
- Babies named Aries since 1970
- 6,662
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 496 babies
Boys and girls named Aries, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103 | 60 | 36.8% |
| 1980s | 100 | 106 | 51.5% |
| 1990s | 268 | 337 | 55.7% |
| 2000s | 820 | 578 | 41.3% |
| 2010s | 1,559 | 713 | 31.4% |
| 2020s | 1,489 | 529 | 26.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 384 | #700 | 112 | #1,786 |
| 2023 | 322 | #785 | 108 | #1,852 |
| 2022 | 277 | #867 | 100 | #1,962 |
| 2021 | 251 | #913 | 112 | #1,803 |
| 2020 | 255 | #885 | 97 | #1,958 |
| 2019 | 234 | #930 | 121 | #1,717 |
| 2018 | 222 | #940 | 87 | #2,164 |
| 2017 | 179 | #1,090 | 90 | #2,131 |
| 2016 | 177 | #1,106 | 71 | #2,519 |
| 2015 | 155 | #1,191 | 67 | #2,650 |
| 2014 | 162 | #1,164 | 70 | #2,540 |
| 2013 | 135 | #1,286 | 59 | #2,873 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,499 | 51 | #3,219 |
| 2011 | 98 | #1,577 | 48 | #3,359 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,697 | 49 | #3,315 |
| 2009 | 90 | #1,719 | 63 | #2,801 |
| 2008 | 97 | #1,613 | 58 | #2,997 |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,812 | 79 | #2,396 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,770 | 78 | #2,398 |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,535 | 51 | #3,085 |
| 2004 | 75 | #1,701 | 56 | #2,855 |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,538 | 50 | #3,003 |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,708 | 55 | #2,748 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,401 | 39 | #3,421 |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,681 | 49 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,605 | 40 | #3,188 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,960 | 45 | #2,890 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,827 | 61 | #2,231 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,686 | 39 | #3,030 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,524 | 30 | #3,594 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,218 | 32 | #3,454 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,147 | 22 | #4,536 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,759 | 25 | #4,096 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,021 | 19 | #5,013 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,423 | 24 | #4,132 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,461 | 21 | #4,367 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,223 | 15 | #5,344 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,346 | 6 | #9,930 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,371 | 9 | #7,170 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,348 | 9 | #6,993 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,607 | 11 | #5,927 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,683 | 15 | #4,696 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,627 | 11 | #5,942 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,908 | 9 | #6,837 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,090 | 10 | #6,217 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,408 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,400 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,834 | 13 | #4,638 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,453 | 13 | #4,611 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,136 | 8 | #6,297 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,022 | 10 | #5,214 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,031 | 6 | #7,332 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,959 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,292 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aries reached #700 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,717 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 Aries
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.