Fun Facts About the Name Aristeo
- 897 babies named Aristeo: U.S. records list 897 babies given the name Aristeo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aristeo Mean?
Aristeo is the Spanish and Italian form of the ancient Greek name Aristaios (Ἀρισταῖος). The standard explanation connects it with the Greek adjective aristos (ἄριστος), "best" or "noblest," the superlative of a root for goodness and excellence that also lies behind aretē (ἀρετή), "excellence" or "virtue." On this reading the name means "best" or "most excellent." Because Aristaios was a rustic deity, some scholars have treated the divine name itself as pre-Greek, with the link to aristos as a natural Greek reinterpretation; the older, non-Greek origin of the name has not been settled.
Aristeo Name History & Origins
In Greek myth, Aristaios was a son of Apollo and the Thessalian nymph Cyrene. He was a rustic figure rather than one of the great Olympians: he appears as a herdsman and cultivator who taught people beekeeping, cheesemaking, and the care of olive trees. Stories place him on the island of Ceos and in Arcadia, and he is named as the father of Actaeon. The name was carried through the Greek-speaking Mediterranean and appears in Latin as Aristaeus.
From the Latin form, the name passed into the Romance languages as Spanish and Italian Aristeo and Portuguese Aristeu. It is used as a personal name in Spain, Italy, and Latin America, but unlike many saint's names it is not tied to one widely known bearer, which is why it is usually met as a family tradition rather than as a name explained by a famous historical figure.
How Popular is the Name Aristeo?
Aristeo has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #2,304 in 1930.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,880 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #4,564 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #5,948 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #4,858 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #4,790 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #7,550 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,431 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #10,867 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,592 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #10,854 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,765 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,720 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,857 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,922 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #6,281 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #5,499 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #6,456 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #6,091 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #6,290 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #5,319 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,671 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #4,429 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #6,761 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,753 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #3,852 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,430 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #6,072 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #4,664 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #7,333 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #4,902 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,525 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #3,601 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #5,030 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #3,007 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #4,496 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #3,983 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #5,664 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #2,969 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #6,139 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #2,896 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #4,349 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,004 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,535 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #4,254 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #4,522 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #2,783 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #3,078 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #3,847 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,107 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #4,349 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,267 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #3,723 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #5,033 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,764 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,326 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,167 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,554 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,558 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,300 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #2,715 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #3,683 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,635 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,569 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,966 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,903 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,441 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #2,855 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,810 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,615 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,386 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,548 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,405 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #2,876 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #3,155 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #3,476 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,549 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #2,688 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #3,167 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,699 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,023 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,108 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #2,304 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1929 | #2,773 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #3,093 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #2,711 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #3,143 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,167 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #3,033 | 9 | 0.0008% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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