Throughout the world, Арес (Ares 
, Арес 
) is quite a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly first name. The forename Арес is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare male name, and Albania. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, Арес is the last name as well as the forename.
Арес is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ares , the Greek god of war, Hades; Ares , the fictional supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Wonder Woman; Ares , the character on the television shows Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules; Ares , character in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Ares , the fictional character from Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, among other works.