Aras
How to say it: ah-RAHSS · /aˈras/
Named for the Aras River in Turkey and Caucasus - modern masculine name meaning eagle in Kurdish.
Aras was the 2,625th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 34 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 39% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,238 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,625 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 34 |
| Share of births | 1 in 97,510 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +39% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,238 |
| In France, 2025 | #670 among boys’ names, 50 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Aras is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aras is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Turkish.
In France: #670 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Aras
- Aras Bulut İynemli (born 1990)Turkish actor
- Aras Özbiliz (born 1990)Turkish association football player
- Aras Agalarov (born 1955)Azerbaijani-Russian businessman
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