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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #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 1918

  • 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: #324 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,395 boysMNIllinois: #230 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,374 boysILWisconsin: #268 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,777 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedMINew York: #118 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 831 boysNYMassachusetts: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,961 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: #303 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,367 boysIAIndiana: #230 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,126 boysINOhio: #254 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,999 boysOHPennsylvania: #166 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,763 boysPANew Jersey: #199 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,497 boysNJConnecticut: #139 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,190 boysCTCalifornia: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,091 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNEMissouri: #288 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,676 boysMOKentucky: #162 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,048 boysKYWest Virginia: #286 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,337 boysWVVirginia: #236 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,001 boysVAMaryland: #123 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 905 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: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedKSArkansas: #198 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,158 boysARTennessee: #147 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 912 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 682 boysNCSouth Carolina: #120 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 774 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #165 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 893 boysOKLouisiana: #143 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 717 boysLAMississippi: #149 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 848 boysMSAlabama: #131 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 717 boysALGeorgia: #153 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 975 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedHITexas: #184 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 988 boysTXFlorida: #135 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 677 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#118 · 1 in 831
  2. South Carolina#120 · 1 in 774
  3. North Carolina#122 · 1 in 682
  4. Maryland#123 · 1 in 905
  5. Alabama#131 · 1 in 717

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1181081 in 831
South Carolina#120251 in 774
North Carolina#122431 in 682
Maryland#123131 in 905
Alabama#131321 in 717
Florida#135131 in 677
Connecticut#139111 in 1,190
Louisiana#143241 in 717
Tennessee#147241 in 912
Mississippi#149211 in 848
Georgia#153301 in 975
Kentucky#162221 in 1,048
Oklahoma#165221 in 893
Pennsylvania#166491 in 1,763
Texas#184431 in 988
Arkansas#198141 in 1,158
New Jersey#199111 in 2,497
Massachusetts#228111 in 2,961
Illinois#230231 in 2,374
Indiana#230111 in 2,126
Virginia#236111 in 2,001
Ohio#254161 in 2,999
Wisconsin#26881 in 2,777
West Virginia#28661 in 2,337
Missouri#288101 in 2,676
Iowa#30361 in 3,367
California#30871 in 3,091
Minnesota#32461 in 3,395
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Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Kansas———
Maine———
Michigan———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
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 1918

girls
#3,869
7 births · 1 in 165,376 girls
boys
#196
656 births · 1 in 1,545 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #3,869Aaron7

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #196Aaron656
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 165,376 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 30.7% of the 5,585 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. #3,512Zenith8
  2. #3,512Zenna8
  3. #3,512Zonia8
  4. #3,869Aaron7
  5. #3,869Adrianna7
  6. #3,869Aileene7
  7. #3,869Aino7
  8. #4,291Abby6
  9. #4,291Adelphia6
  10. #4,291Affie6

Tied with 421 names at #3,869; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,545 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #193Nathaniel661
  2. #194Isaac658
  3. #194Lonnie658
  4. #196Aaron656
  5. #197Adam653
  6. #198Billy645
  7. #199Johnny644
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →