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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #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 1917

  • 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: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,702 boysMNIllinois: #259 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,943 boysILWisconsin: #246 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,312 boysWIMichigan: #337 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,193 boysMINew York: #120 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 842 boysNYMassachusetts: #176 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,899 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #296 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,083 boysIAIndiana: #256 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,638 boysINOhio: #276 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,635 boysOHPennsylvania: #146 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,315 boysPANew Jersey: #157 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,863 boysNJConnecticut: #144 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,406 boysCTCalifornia: #248 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,905 boysCAUtah: #185 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 808 boysUTColorado: #179 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,119 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNEMissouri: #285 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,446 boysMOKentucky: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,658 boysKYWest Virginia: #280 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,408 boysWVVirginia: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,517 boysVAMaryland: #119 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 884 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: #297 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,739 boysKSArkansas: #157 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 873 boysARTennessee: #157 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,045 boysTNNorth Carolina: #185 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,150 boysNCSouth Carolina: #173 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,126 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #244 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,663 boysOKLouisiana: #135 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 631 boysLAMississippi: #138 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 728 boysMSAlabama: #148 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 843 boysALGeorgia: #130 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 770 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedHITexas: #226 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,278 boysTXFlorida: #114 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 559 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Florida#114 · 1 in 559
  2. Maryland#119 · 1 in 884
  3. New York#120 · 1 in 842
  4. Georgia#130 · 1 in 770
  5. Louisiana#135 · 1 in 631

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#114141 in 559
Maryland#119121 in 884
New York#1201011 in 842
Georgia#130341 in 770
Louisiana#135241 in 631
Mississippi#138221 in 728
Connecticut#14491 in 1,406
Pennsylvania#146591 in 1,315
Alabama#148241 in 843
Arkansas#157171 in 873
New Jersey#157141 in 1,863
Tennessee#157191 in 1,045
South Carolina#173151 in 1,126
Massachusetts#176161 in 1,899
Colorado#17961 in 1,119
North Carolina#185231 in 1,150
Utah#18551 in 808
Virginia#200131 in 1,517
Kentucky#219121 in 1,658
Texas#226311 in 1,278
Oklahoma#244101 in 1,663
Wisconsin#24691 in 2,312
California#248101 in 1,905
Indiana#25681 in 2,638
Illinois#259171 in 2,943
Ohio#276121 in 3,635
West Virginia#28051 in 2,408
Minnesota#28271 in 2,702
Missouri#285101 in 2,446
Iowa#29661 in 3,083
Kansas#29751 in 2,739
Michigan#33771 in 4,193
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
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 1917

girls
#4,594
5 births · 1 in 216,253 girls
boys
#197
596 births · 1 in 1,553 boys

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #4,594Aaron5

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #197Aaron596
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 216,253 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 13.5% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #4,083Zudora6
  2. #4,083Zulema6
  3. #4,083Zura6
  4. #4,594Aaron5
  5. #4,594Abell5
  6. #4,594Adalaide5
  7. #4,594Adalene5

Tied with 716 names at #4,594; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. 549Georgene#1,445#896
  2. 380Ottie#1,332#952
  3. 365Louis#1,298#933
  4. 334Valentine#1,298#964
  5. 322Harold#1,210#888
Fallers
  1. 401Ceola#840#1,241
  2. 373Floretta#964#1,337
  3. 344Buelah#993#1,337
  4. 326Glennie#915#1,241
  5. 290Maye#915#1,205

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

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 1,553 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #194Nelson605
  2. #195Alton604
  3. #196Lonnie597
  4. #197Aaron596
  5. #198Dan595
  6. #199Dennis582
  7. #200Antonio579
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. 520Nicolas#1,304#784
  2. 469Hezekiah#1,415#946
  3. 433Hilliard#1,415#982
  4. 404Rayford#1,304#900
  5. 338Minoru#1,335#997
Fallers
  1. 1,738Tatsuo#824#2,562
  2. 709Berlin#984#1,693
  3. 556Prentice#972#1,528
  4. 473Manning#964#1,437
  5. 457Lovell#939#1,396

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

See the top 100 for 1917