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Aris

Aris: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“best”
Origin
Greek
Say it
AH-ris · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (41% girls, 59% boys since 1880)

Greek name, often a short form of Aristotle or other Greek names beginning with Ari-, from aristos meaning 'best'. It is also used as an independent modern Greek given name.

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How popular is Aris?

202460.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Aris in 2024199

2024 rank#1,514 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18804,381

Aris is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aris

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Angelmessenger · Greek
  • Phoenixdark red · Greek
  • Onyxclaw; black gemstone · Greek
  • Oceanocean, great sea · Greek
  • Parisuncertain meaning · Greek
  • Cleoglory · Greek
  • IndigoIndian dye, indigo blue · Greek
  • Psalmsacred song · Greek

Aris questions

What does the name Aris mean?

Aris means "best". It comes from Greek. Greek name, often a short form of Aristotle or other Greek names beginning with Ari-, from aristos meaning 'best'. It is also used as an independent modern Greek given name.

Is Aris a boy or girl name?

Aris is used for both: about 41% of US babies named Aris since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Aris?

199 US babies were named Aris in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Aris?

Aris is usually pronounced AH-ris.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.