Ares

Ah-rees; Ehr-eez; A-REHS

Greek

"ruin, bane"

Ares Origin and Meaning

The name Ares is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "ruin, bane".

Though this name is rooted in Greek mythology, it just entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2013, but as one of the year's fastest-rising names.

In Greek mythology, Ares was the blood-thirsty god of war and son to Zeus and Hera. Names from ancient myth and legend are generally on the rise, as is evidenced by Gwen Stefani's choice of Apollo for her third son.

Ares Rank in US Top 1000

# 412 in the US

Ares Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 686 on Nameberry

Ares Popularity

• 412 US 2023
• 686 Nameberry 2024
• 356 Future 2028
• 773 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Ares

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ares.

• Aries
• Eros
• Adonis
• Dionysius
• Light
• Cove
• Loki
• Achilles
• Drea
• Endymion
• Hera
• Eris
• Aries
• Andreas
• Lucifer
• Senna
• Aristotle
• Darius
• Tiara
• Helios

Famous People Named Ares

• Ares Tavolazzi Italian jazz bassist
• Ares stage name of Ronny Hovland, Norwegian singer of band Aeternus
• Ares ring name of Marco Jaggi, Swiss pro wrestler
• Ares or Aris Velouchiotis nom de guerre of Athanasios "Thanasis" Klaras, Greek resistance leader during WWII

Ares in Pop Culture

• Ares Greek god of war
• Ares Gregor's bat in Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins
• Ares a knight from the video game Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War