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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • 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: #257 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,507 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedIDMontana: #163 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,148 boysMTNorth Dakota: #195 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,520 boysNDMinnesota: #263 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,725 boysMNIllinois: #209 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,265 boysILWisconsin: #315 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,447 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,755 boysMINew York: #219 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 2,728 boysNYMassachusetts: #253 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,074 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,456 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: #242 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,157 boysIAIndiana: #262 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,740 boysINOhio: #241 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,370 boysOHPennsylvania: #216 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,288 boysPANew Jersey: #200 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,301 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #317 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 4,048 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedUTColorado: #270 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,846 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNEMissouri: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,925 boysMOKentucky: #218 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,934 boysKYWest Virginia: #267 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,044 boysWVVirginia: #186 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,309 boysVAMaryland: #152 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,206 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedDEArizona: #270 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,115 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNMKansas: #227 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,140 boysKSArkansas: #171 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,223 boysARTennessee: #176 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,422 boysTNNorth Carolina: #191 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,322 boysNCSouth Carolina: #141 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 772 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #146 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,067 boysDCOklahoma: #186 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,339 boysOKLouisiana: #207 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,283 boysLAMississippi: #160 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,007 boysMSAlabama: #149 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 992 boysALGeorgia: #181 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,214 boysGAHawaii: #124 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 515 boysHITexas: #284 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,062 boysTXFlorida: #168 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,106 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#124 · 1 in 515
  2. South Carolina#141 · 1 in 772
  3. District of Columbia#146 · 1 in 1,067
  4. Alabama#149 · 1 in 992
  5. Maryland#152 · 1 in 1,206

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#124121 in 515
South Carolina#141381 in 772
District of Columbia#146131 in 1,067
Alabama#149391 in 992
Maryland#152221 in 1,206
Mississippi#160291 in 1,007
Montana#16361 in 1,148
Florida#168301 in 1,106
Arkansas#171181 in 1,223
Tennessee#176281 in 1,422
Michigan#180481 in 1,755
Georgia#181371 in 1,214
Oklahoma#186181 in 1,339
Virginia#186301 in 1,309
North Carolina#191401 in 1,322
North Dakota#19551 in 1,520
Missouri#199231 in 1,925
New Jersey#200151 in 3,301
Louisiana#207291 in 1,283
Illinois#209431 in 2,265
Pennsylvania#216351 in 3,288
Kentucky#218191 in 1,934
New York#219581 in 2,728
Kansas#227101 in 2,140
Oregon#23371 in 2,456
Ohio#241291 in 3,370
Iowa#242101 in 3,157
Massachusetts#25371 in 7,074
Washington#25781 in 3,507
Indiana#262131 in 3,740
Minnesota#26381 in 4,725
West Virginia#26781 in 3,044
Arizona#27051 in 2,115
Colorado#27061 in 2,846
Texas#284531 in 2,062
Wisconsin#31551 in 8,447
California#317321 in 4,048
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Delaware———
Idaho———
Maine———
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New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
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 1951

girls
#3,284
11 births · 1 in 163,714 girls
boys
#223
864 births · 1 in 2,179 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #3,284Aaron11

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #223Aaron864
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 163,714 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 47.1% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #3,106Willma12
  2. #3,106Wynell12
  3. #3,106Zula12
  4. #3,284Aaron11
  5. #3,284Alise11
  6. #3,284Alona11
  7. #3,284Alvenia11
  8. #3,482Aleda10
  9. #3,482Aloma10
  10. #3,482Alton10

Tied with 197 names at #3,284; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 2,179 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #220Ross883
  2. #221Wendell871
  3. #222Nathan870
  4. #223Aaron864
  5. #224Mario863
  6. #225Marion855
  7. #226Elmer842
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →