Aristide
Of Greek origin, meaning an excellent or virtuous person.
Name Census estimates that about 20 living Americans carry the first name Aristide. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aristide today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aristide births was 1925 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aristide. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Aristide. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
20
~ 1 in 17,137,717 Americans
Peak year
1925
9 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,161
Tracked since 1913
Census
Aristide in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 286 people with the first name Aristide, which placed it at #30,451 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,451
National first-name rank
People counted
286
286 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
42.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aristide
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aristide is Black at 42.0%. The next largest groups are White (37.8%) and Hispanic (16.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aristide described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aristide at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American42.0% · 120
- White37.8% · 108
- Hispanic or Latino16.4% · 47
- Two or more races2.8% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 3
Popularity
Aristide: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aristide from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 33 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aristide by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aristide during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aristides live
Origin
Meaning and history of Aristide
The name Aristide has its origins in ancient Greek language and culture. It is derived from the Greek word "aristos", meaning "best" or "excellent", combined with the suffix "-idēs", which was used to form patronymic names. Thus, Aristide literally means "son of the best one" or "descendant of the best".
The name first appeared in ancient Greek historical records and literary works, such as the writings of Herodotus and Plutarch. It was a popular name among the ancient Greeks, particularly in Athens and other city-states.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Aristide was Aristides the Just, an Athenian statesman and military leader who lived in the 5th century BC. He was famous for his integrity, sense of justice, and selfless service to Athens during the Greco-Persian Wars.
Another notable figure in history bearing this name was Aristides of Miletus, a Greek mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 3rd century BC. He is credited with developing the first known system of geographical coordinates and contributing significantly to the advancement of astronomy and cartography.
In the early Christian era, the name Aristide gained popularity among Greek-speaking Christians. Saint Aristides of Athens, a Christian philosopher and apologist who lived in the 2nd century AD, wrote an important early defense of Christianity known as the "Apology of Aristides".
During the Renaissance period, the name Aristide was revived in various European countries influenced by classical Greek culture. One prominent figure with this name was Aristide Bancalari, an Italian architect and engineer who lived in the 16th century and designed several notable buildings in Rome.
Another individual worth mentioning is Aristide Briand, a French statesman and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. He played a crucial role in the formation of the League of Nations and the pursuit of international cooperation and peace after World War I.
People
Aristide + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aristide as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aristide: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aristide?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 20 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aristide going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 17,137,717 US residents.
Is Aristide a common name?
We classify Aristide as "Very Rare". It ranks above 39.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 86 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aristide most popular?
The single biggest year for Aristide was 1925, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aristide is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aristide in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 286 people with the name Aristide, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,451 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aristide in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aristide?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aristide leans strongly male. 272 people counted with this name were male (94.8%), compared with 15 female bearers (5.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aristide?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aristide is Black at 42.0%. The next largest groups are White (37.8%) and Hispanic (16.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aristide most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aristide in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.0% (120 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aristide in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aristide a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aristide in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aristide still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aristide in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aristide can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Aristide?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Aristide on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.