Boy · Greek
Aristides
Say it: air-ih-STY-deez
Meaning
From Greek aristos 'best'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Revived in modern Greece and the Portuguese-speaking world.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 669 babies given this name since 1917
- At its height in 1982, about 1 in 106,800 boys
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Aristeidis |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Arístides |
| Portuguese | Aristides |
Famous bearers
- Aristides the Just, Athenian statesman
- Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese diplomat
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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