Aras is a distinctive choice, ranked #773 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Aras in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#773
About the Name Aras
Aras is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 83 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #743 in 2017 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2008.
Aras is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aras
Unlikely. With around 44 UK babies named Aras per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aras in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aras is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 83 places over the last five years to #773 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Aras is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Aras include: Ahmet Aras — Ahmet Aras is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for 1928 Bucaspor.; Aras Aydın — Aras Aydın is a Turkish actor.; Muhterem Aras — Muhterem Aras is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party..
Aras does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Arass in the wild.
44
UK babies named Aras (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 83 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aras
Likely around 1 other Aras in the class
UK Popularity (2008–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Aras
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhterem Aras is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party. She has been a Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg for the constituency Stuttgart I since May 2011, and Landtagspräsidentin (speaker) since May 2016.
Aras Iskanderovich Agalarov (Azerbaijani: Araz İsgəndər oğlu Ağalarov; Russian: Араз Искандерович Агаларов; born 8 November 1955) is an Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire and real estate developer. Listed in Forbes as the 51st richest Russian in 2015, several sources have described him as a Russian oligarch.