How Many People Are Named Aristotle?
people named Aristotle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 359,773 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,017 babies named Aristotle in Social Security records from 1925 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Αριστοτελης (Aristoteles) which meant "the best purpose", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and τελος (telos) "purpose, aim". This was the name of a Greek philosopher of the 4th century BC who made lasting contributions to Western thought, including the fields of logic, metaphysics, ethics and biology.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Aristotle in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Aristotle alive today is about 22 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Aristotle first appears in the records in 1925 and was given most often in 2001, to 31 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1925 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Aristotle has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,406, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #5,222.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,222 |
| Best rank | #2,406 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,009 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Aristotle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Aristotle were born in California than in any other state: about 81 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Aristotle was given about 6.4 times as often in California.
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