Boy name#1,283 of boy names
Ares
Pronounced AA1 R Z (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 42 years in use
How popular is Ares?
Ares is a boys' name, and first appears in 1983. It has been given to 7,428 children — the 1,283rd most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about five times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,160 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA1 R Z
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ares
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ares
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ares?
- Ares ranks 1,283rd among boys' names in US records, with 7,428 births since 1983. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,708.
- Is Ares a unisex name?
- No. Ares is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ares most popular?
- 2024, when 1,160 children were given the name. It has been in use for 42 years and is still recorded as of 2024.