Meaning and history
This name comes from the Greek name Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristoteles), meaning “the best purpose,” derived from ἄριστος (aristos), meaning “best,” and τέλος (telos), meaning “purpose, result, completion.” It was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher whose lasting contributions to Western thought included logic, metaphysics, ethics, and biology.
20062006: 12 births, rank #6,460
2007: 15 births, rank #5,661
2008: 19 births, rank #4,901
2009: 24 births, rank #4,160
2010: 21 births, rank #4,517
20112011: 23 births, rank #4,221
2012: 22 births, rank #4,390
2013: 28 births, rank #3,661
2014: 30 births, rank #3,532
2015: 21 births, rank #4,545
20162016: 31 births, rank #3,524
2017: 27 births, rank #3,889
2018: 28 births, rank #3,793
2019: 25 births, rank #4,114
2020: 19 births, rank #4,855
20212021: 19 births, rank #4,936
2022: 23 births, rank #4,442
2023: 19 births, rank #5,075
2024: 25 births, rank #4,200
20252025: 18 births, rank #5,208
In 2025, 18 babies were recorded with the name Aristotle, ranking #5,208 among boys.