Aramis

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⭐ Famous Aramis

Aramis Knight

American actor

Choose Aramis and your child shares a first name with Aramis Knight, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Aramis, like who?” Aramis Knight's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 56,818 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Aramis, 30 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Aramis would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAramis first shows up in US birth records in 1969, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 56 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1987, when it reached #1,400.
• 🍂TrendAramis has slipped 1,072 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,658. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Aramis

Aramis is a boy name of French origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-mis”. US birth records list Aramis for boys from 1969 to 2025, in 56 of those 57 years. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked #1,400 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,658, with 30 babies.

Origin:French names