The baby name Aras is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-ras (approx. IPA: /ˈɑrɑs/).
The baby name Aras is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-ras (approx. IPA: /ˈɑrɑs/).
Aras is Armenian, Iranian, Persian, Turkish in Origin.
Aras is a cross-cultural masculine name best known around the Caucasus and Anatolia, as well as in Lithuania. In Armenian, Azerbaijani, Turkish, and Persian contexts it derives from the Aras/Arax/Araz River (classical Araxes), a hydronym probably from an Old Iranian root meaning “swift, rushing,” yielding the sense “swift” or “rushing river.” Lithuanian Aras is an established male given name; its exact etymology is debated, sometimes treated as a concise modern form or linked to nature/avian imagery.
As a personal name, Aras appears in regional records and literature tied to the river and has surged in contemporary use in Turkey and Azerbaijan, while remaining steady in Lithuania. Variant forms include Araz (Azeri/Persian/Turkish), Arax (Armenian), and Araxes (Latinized). Ara can function as a short form in some settings, though it is also an independent Armenian name.
| Aras Bulut İynemli Aras Bulut İynemli is a Turkish actor best known for his role as Yamaç Koçovalı in the popular TV series 'Çukur'. He also gained recognition for his performances in 'Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki' and 'Muhteşem Yüzyıl'. Born in 1990, Aras has become a prominent figure in Turkish television and film. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #73 | 3,039 | 13,071 |
| IQ | 0 | #76 | 55 | 3,533 | |
| LT | 0 | #87 | 2 | 949 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #100 | 38 | 1,769 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #117 | 35 | 2,166 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #146 | 43 | 401 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #163 | 20 | 1,509 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 10 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #300 | 26 | 7,401 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #321 | 15 | 6,459 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #344 | 44 | 2,865 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #358 | 150 | 11,303 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #409 | 34 | 2,180 |
| TR | 0 | #411 | 3,241 | 19,440 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #442 | 112 | 10,162 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #519 | 12 | 8,334 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| SY | 0 | #567 | 166 | 11,684 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #628 | 55 | 3,552 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #744 | 210 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #818 | 12 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #854 | 39 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #870 | 82 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #965 | 19 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,019 | 93 | 25,439 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 11 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,082 | 47 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,087 | 90 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 37 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,394 | 53 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,426 | 46 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,566 | 49 | 28,008 |
Aras is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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