Aaron

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #80 for boys in 2025, 4,041 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 14,385 births
Debut · boys
102 births
In top 100 · boys
58 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
614,462
since 1880

Aaron over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #28, 1994boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,54617#804,041
2024#12,1617#794,245
2023#13,4626#684,577
2022#9,05611#714,527
2021#6,96716#654,856
2020#10,2509#635,100
2019#5,98620#615,548
2018#7,40915#605,996
2017#6,04420#477,219
2016#5,62223#497,178
2015#6,23620#527,177
2014#5,45624#507,412
2013#9,61211#517,319
2012#6,11021#517,545
2011#6,14821#517,624
2010#5,77123#557,470
2009#4,57132#547,983
2008#5,01329#508,545
2007#5,89523#518,948
2006#5,54524#578,310
2005#5,11325#577,811
2004#2,80857#538,400
2003#3,65538#508,874
2002#3,28342#439,008
2001#3,54937#429,552
2000#3,66435#419,561
1999#2,73750#389,860
1998#2,37059#3710,552
1997#2,07068#3311,170
1996#1,82680#3411,971
1995#1,71585#3013,291
1994#1,495105#2814,385
1993#1,471108#3013,837
1992#1,66191#3014,512
1991#1,517102#3114,242
1990#1,73384#3414,557
1989#1,47199#3115,308
1988#1,164131#3114,408
1987#1,070143#3412,685
1986#1,105134#3312,692
1985#1,060139#3313,137
1984#1,044135#2913,401
1983#880172#2914,460
1982#972152#3014,406
1981#955153#3014,694
1980#884173#3413,166
1979#989144#3213,076
1978#913155#3212,299
1977#947146#3211,631
1976#872154#3011,344
1975#998122#3210,548
1974#1,22689#3210,507
1973#1,34974#349,232
1972#1,54160#407,863
1971#1,48868#418,403
1970#1,45270#526,584
1969#1,89743#614,596
1968#2,63023#873,428
1967#2,86819#1062,910
1966#2,83919#1172,599
1965#2,24728#1302,411
1964#2,24629#1382,381
1963#3,80112#1602,079
1962#3,78212#1592,008
1961#4,23910#1671,890
1960#2,72920#1781,768
1959#3,43613#1911,540
1958#1991,402
1957#3,69611#2001,349
1956#3,18614#2061,277
1955#3,57111#2171,099
1954#4,6557#223972
1953#4,2268#223901
1952#4,9086#216939
1951#3,28411#223864
1950#4,3157#230798
1949#4,2357#227794
1948#3,8838#244701
1947#4,0078#252681
1946#261578
1945#270484
1944#3,6877#264506
1943#3,4938#255551
1942#4,1246#236569
1941#227562
1940#234514
1939#245471
1938#4,3425#247477
1937#4,2555#249465
1936#250443
1935#4,2045#251460
1934#239477
1933#242464
1932#233514
1931#2,9729#250457
1930#4,0476#252499
1929#4,0536#258469
1928#233561
1927#4,2866#240546
1926#3,5648#227593
1925#2,93911#215644
1924#203682
1923#3,6418#209618
1922#4,4456#196699
1921#197697
1920#199668
1919#195645
1918#3,8697#196656
1917#4,5945#197596
1916#4,4175#195583
1915#198553
1914#3,6185#183485
1913#166417
1912#190303
1911#171187
1910#187145
1909#173142
1908#187114
1907#166130
1906#18896
1905#18896
1904#162117
1903#17593
1902#20178
1901#17980
1900#193104
1899#19171
1898#17789
1897#17787
1896#21669
1895#16694
1894#18879
1893#17681
1892#16695
1891#18469
1890#14796
1889#15885
1888#16690
1887#16078
1886#16186
1885#15388
1884#14297
1883#121105
1882#16185
1881#12794
1880#131102
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Aaron was already there! It came in at #131, and was given to 102 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884–1899, when fewer than 98 boys a year got the name.

Where Aaron is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,761 boysMNIllinois: #283 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,313 boysILWisconsin: #277 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,866 boysWIMichigan: #267 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,757 boysMINew York: #133 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,003 boysNYMassachusetts: #178 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,076 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedRIOregon: #145 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 887 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedSDIowa: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,008 boysIAIndiana: #285 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,392 boysINOhio: #258 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,900 boysOHPennsylvania: #178 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,931 boysPANew Jersey: #123 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,010 boysNJConnecticut: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,279 boysCTCalifornia: #356 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,589 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedUTColorado: #156 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 886 boysCONebraska: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,733 boysNEMissouri: #195 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,447 boysMOKentucky: #253 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,971 boysKYWest Virginia: #286 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,236 boysWVVirginia: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,845 boysVAMaryland: #136 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 929 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNMKansas: #209 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,465 boysKSArkansas: #144 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 761 boysARTennessee: #121 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 719 boysTNNorth Carolina: #178 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,143 boysNCSouth Carolina: #174 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,197 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #173 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 972 boysOKLouisiana: #148 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 741 boysLAMississippi: #182 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,081 boysMSAlabama: #117 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 662 boysALGeorgia: #126 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 726 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedHITexas: #215 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,125 boysTXFlorida: #95 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 470 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Florida#95 · 1 in 470
  2. Alabama#117 · 1 in 662
  3. Tennessee#121 · 1 in 719
  4. New Jersey#123 · 1 in 1,010
  5. Georgia#126 · 1 in 726

Best ever in a state: #12 in Wyoming, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#95161 in 470
Alabama#117321 in 662
Tennessee#121261 in 719
New Jersey#123241 in 1,010
Georgia#126361 in 726
New York#133801 in 1,003
Maryland#136111 in 929
Connecticut#13791 in 1,279
Arkansas#144181 in 761
Oregon#14551 in 887
Louisiana#148201 in 741
Colorado#15671 in 886
Oklahoma#173161 in 972
South Carolina#174141 in 1,197
Massachusetts#178141 in 2,076
North Carolina#178221 in 1,143
Pennsylvania#178381 in 1,931
Mississippi#182151 in 1,081
Missouri#195171 in 1,447
Kansas#20991 in 1,465
Texas#215341 in 1,125
Nebraska#22561 in 1,733
Virginia#229101 in 1,845
Kentucky#253101 in 1,971
Ohio#258141 in 2,900
Michigan#267101 in 2,757
Wisconsin#27771 in 2,866
Illinois#283151 in 3,313
Indiana#28561 in 3,392
West Virginia#28651 in 2,236
Iowa#28961 in 3,008
Minnesota#34651 in 3,761
California#35651 in 3,589
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Aaron
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#79#80)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#63#80)
  • 28 spots since 2015 (#52#80)
  • Biggest jump: 40 spots in 1883 (#161#121)
  • Biggest drop: 50 spots in 1896 (#166#216)
Rise & fade · boys
114 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1994 at #28 (14,385 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 58 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 58 yrs · run 1968–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 122
  • Highest: 1 in 122 boys born in 1981 were named Aaron (0.82%)
  • Latest: 1 in 423 boys born in 2025 (0.24%)
  • Its best rank, #28 in 1994, was only 1 in 134 (0.74%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 22.5% of all boys named Aaron (138,357) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s910#121 (1883)#148
1890s830#147 (1890)#179
1900s1,050#162 (1904)#181
1910s4,570#166 (1913)#188
1920s6,177#196 (1922)#218
1930s4,727#233 (1932)#246
1940s5,940#227 (1949)#247
1950s11,141#191 (1959)#213
1960s26,070#61 (1969)#130
1970s101,487#30 (1976)#36
1980s138,357#29 (1983)#31
1990s128,377#28 (1994)#33
2000s86,992#41 (2000)#50
2010s70,488#47 (2017)#53
2020s27,346#63 (2020)#71

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Aaron in 1916

girls
#4,417
5 births · 1 in 208,867 girls
boys
#195
583 births · 1 in 1,527 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #4,417Aaron5

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #195Aaron583
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 208,867 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 14.4% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #3,919Zoie6
  2. #3,919Zoila6
  3. #3,919Zollie6
  4. #4,417Aaron5
  5. #4,417Adamae5
  6. #4,417Adelaine5
  7. #4,417Adelena5

Tied with 744 names at #4,417; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. 567Trinidad#1,317#750
  2. 388Coral#1,367#979
  3. 377Coletta#1,317#940
  4. 370Clifford#1,285#915
  5. 327Maida#1,231#904
Fallers
  1. 364Louis#934#1,298
  2. 354Herminia#944#1,298
  3. 346Gertha#900#1,246
  4. 344Lahoma#934#1,278
  5. 310Hassie#900#1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,527 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #192Dan594
  2. #193Grover590
  3. #193Nathaniel590
  4. #195Aaron583
  5. #196Pete582
  6. #197Rufus577
  7. #198Leland571
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. 2,568Tatsuo#3,392#824
  2. 1,088Hughes#1,878#790
  3. 410Angel#1,181#771
  4. 378Trinidad#1,181#803
  5. 354Rolla#1,306#952
Fallers
  1. 500Nicolas#804#1,304
  2. 468Collins#906#1,374
  3. 463Hilliard#952#1,415
  4. 383Arvo#952#1,335
  5. 363Rayford#941#1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916