Ayres

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning heir; one who inherits.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ayres by the numbers

Ayres was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ayres. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aresgod of war413 in the US (2017)
  • Aires15 in the US (2017)
  • Ayren6 in the US (2017)
  • Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
  • Andresstrong, manly; a form of Andrew1,750 in the US (2017)
  • Ariesthe ram; zodiac constellation260 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a prince or princess

Like Ayres, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Amirprince or commander2,620 in the US (2017)
  • Parisson of priam; the trojan prince1,149 in the US (2017)
  • Princetonprince's town; place name781 in the US (2017)
  • Brendanprince; descendant of Brendan555 in the US (2017)
  • Ameercommander, prince279 in the US (2017)
  • Leifheir, descendant217 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ayres

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