Aries

Where Aries comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Aries.

Aries through the years
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #3,282 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1975
    Aries Spears born
    American comedian
  3. 1985
    Aries Merritt born
    American hurdler
  4. 2007
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2025
    Peak, #661
    417 babies named Aries, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Aries Merritt · American hurdler, born 1985
  • Aries Spears · American comedian, born 1975
  • Aries Susanti Rahayu · Indonesian rock climber, born 1995
  • Aries Moross · British graphic designer, art director and illustrator, born 1986

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.