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The first name Aristides

A boy’s name.

4 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

A male given name.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Aristides last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys.

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3
babies named Aristides, 1996–2025
#5,119
rank in 2024
2024
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aristides with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Aristides at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Aristides, the 8,320th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 17 were.

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711
babies named Aristides since 1880
#8,320
rank in 2025
1982
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Aristides in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

Αριστείδης
Aristeídis
Greek
Aristide
Italian

Famous people named Aristides

6 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Aristides Pereira
    Cape Verdean politician, and first president of Cape Verde (1923-2011)
  • Aristides Gomes
    Bissau-Guinean politician, born 1954
  • Aristides Agramonte
    Cuban physician, pathologist and bacteriologist (1868–1931)
  • Albert Edelfelt
    Finland Swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905)
  • Óscar de la Renta
    Dominican clothing designer (1932–2014)
  • George Caridia
    British tennis player (1869–1937)

Questions

How popular is the name Aristides?
In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Aristides, ranking 5,119th.
Is Aristides a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 711 US babies named Aristides since 1880 were boys.
When was Aristides most popular?
1982 in the United States, when 17 babies were named Aristides, its highest rank at 2,715th.