Aris
Meaning
"shortened form of Aristotle: best purpose"
Origin: Greek
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,514
- Total SSA Count
- 117
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Ari
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"shortened form of Aristotle: best purpose"
Origin: Greek
"dark-feathered bird, the raven"
Origin: Old English hræfn
Aris is more popular, ranked #1514 vs #2453 for Ravyn.
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Aris is more popular, ranked #1514 compared to Ravyn at #2453 in the United States.
Aris means "shortened form of Aristotle: best purpose" (Greek origin). Ravyn means "dark-feathered bird, the raven" (Old English hræfn origin).
Aris is primarily a boy name. Ravyn is primarily a girl name.