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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 458 boysAKMaine: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,823 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedNHWashington: #155 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 999 boysWAIdaho: #214 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,246 boysIDMontana: #176 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 950 boysMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 923 boysNDMinnesota: #197 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,359 boysMNIllinois: #180 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 1,301 boysILWisconsin: #243 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,205 boysWIMichigan: #148 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,085 boysMINew York: #175 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 1,349 boysNYMassachusetts: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,859 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedRIOregon: #148 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 860 boysORNevada: #90 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 360 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #170 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,120 boysSDIowa: #209 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,954 boysIAIndiana: #156 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,085 boysINOhio: #177 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,439 boysOHPennsylvania: #159 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,427 boysPANew Jersey: #183 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,679 boysNJConnecticut: #202 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,229 boysCTCalifornia: #169 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 989 boysCAUtah: #145 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 714 boysUTColorado: #170 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 928 boysCONebraska: #285 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,261 boysNEMissouri: #162 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 978 boysMOKentucky: #259 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,533 boysKYWest Virginia: #146 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 903 boysWVVirginia: #202 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,362 boysVAMaryland: #129 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 763 boysMDDelaware: #100 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 566 boysDEArizona: #181 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 943 boysAZNew Mexico: #178 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 857 boysNMKansas: #174 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,042 boysKSArkansas: #151 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 839 boysARTennessee: #146 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 897 boysTNNorth Carolina: #200 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,213 boysNCSouth Carolina: #161 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 860 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #137 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 745 boysDCOklahoma: #146 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 766 boysOKLouisiana: #119 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 527 boysLAMississippi: #148 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 707 boysMSAlabama: #180 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 945 boysALGeorgia: #176 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 946 boysGAHawaii: #91 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 346 boysHITexas: #246 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,333 boysTXFlorida: #194 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,246 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#90 · 1 in 360
  2. Hawaii#91 · 1 in 346
  3. Delaware#100 · 1 in 566
  4. Alaska#113 · 1 in 458
  5. Louisiana#119 · 1 in 527

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#9081 in 360
Hawaii#91211 in 346
Delaware#10091 in 566
Alaska#11371 in 458
Louisiana#119801 in 527
Maryland#129431 in 763
District of Columbia#137201 in 745
Utah#145171 in 714
Oklahoma#146311 in 766
Tennessee#146441 in 897
West Virginia#146211 in 903
Michigan#148871 in 1,085
Mississippi#148381 in 707
Oregon#148211 in 860
Arkansas#151231 in 839
North Dakota#15481 in 923
Washington#155311 in 999
Indiana#156501 in 1,085
Pennsylvania#159841 in 1,427
South Carolina#161331 in 860
Missouri#162501 in 978
California#1691881 in 989
Colorado#170231 in 928
South Dakota#17071 in 1,120
Kansas#174221 in 1,042
New York#1751331 in 1,349
Georgia#176511 in 946
Montana#17681 in 950
Ohio#177781 in 1,439
New Mexico#178161 in 857
Alabama#180401 in 945
Illinois#180891 in 1,301
Arizona#181181 in 943
New Jersey#183371 in 1,679
Massachusetts#187201 in 2,859
Florida#194441 in 1,246
Minnesota#197181 in 2,359
North Carolina#200431 in 1,213
Connecticut#202121 in 2,229
Virginia#202311 in 1,362
Maine#20361 in 1,823
Iowa#209161 in 1,954
Idaho#21461 in 1,246
Wisconsin#243151 in 3,205
Texas#246921 in 1,333
Kentucky#259141 in 2,533
Nebraska#28551 in 3,261
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
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 1960

girls
#2,729
20 births · 1 in 101,097 girls
boys
#178
1,768 births · 1 in 1,206 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #2,729Aaron20

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #178Aaron1,768
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 101,097 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 62.8% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #2,649Verona21
  2. #2,649Viveca21
  3. #2,649Yulonda21
  4. #2,729Aaron20
  5. #2,729Abbey20
  6. #2,729Alethia20
  7. #2,729Alica20
  8. #2,820Adelia19
  9. #2,820Alix19
  10. #2,820Angele19

Tied with 90 names at #2,729; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,206 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #175Gilbert1,788
  2. #176Herbert1,782
  3. #177Ken1,775
  4. #178Aaron1,768
  5. #179Gregg1,736
  6. #180Lloyd1,733
  7. #181Dwight1,720
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →