Arius is a rare variant of Ares that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Arius is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,677 among boys (48) and #15,185 among girls (5) — overall #5,420 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | #15,185 | #2,677 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,564 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,318 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,439 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,854 |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,420 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,527 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,581 |
| 2017 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,452 |
| 2016 | 54 | 54 | #14,544 | #2,591 |
| 2015 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,911 |
| 2014 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,317 |
| 2013 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,716 |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,138 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,516 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,130 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,590 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,077 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #17,926 | #3,907 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,093 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,051 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #14,380 | #7,572 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,281 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #15,688 | #7,698 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,694 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,601 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,056 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,426 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,184 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,067 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #13,622 | #5,479 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #13,626 | #5,030 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,587 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #13,321 | #3,825 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #13,132 | #4,684 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,002 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,224 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,541 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,609 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #5,673 |