Aras is a distinctive choice, ranked #735 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aras in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#735
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aras in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Aras
Ahmet Aras — Ahmet Aras is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for 1928 Bucaspor.
Muhterem Aras — Muhterem Aras is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aras
Unlikely. With around 47 UK babies named Aras per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aras in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aras is at its highest recorded position — #735 in 2025, with 47 births. In 2020 it ranked #856.
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, Aras Aydın and Muhterem Aras. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
47
UK babies named Aras (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 121 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
Almost certainly the only Aras in the class
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UK Popularity (2008–2025)
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
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.