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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #114 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 473 boysAKMaine: #96 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 555 boysMEVermont: #118 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 654 boysVTNew Hampshire: #96 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 611 boysNHWashington: #87 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 385 boysWAIdaho: #110 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 488 boysIDMontana: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 589 boysMTNorth Dakota: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 907 boysNDMinnesota: #101 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 601 boysMNIllinois: #123 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 727 boysILWisconsin: #144 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,161 boysWIMichigan: #90 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 565 boysMINew York: #141 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 964 boysNYMassachusetts: #104 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 948 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,537 boysRIOregon: #75 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 319 boysORNevada: #100 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 479 boysNVWyoming: #94 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 364 boysWYSouth Dakota: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 889 boysSDIowa: #107 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 623 boysIAIndiana: #116 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 679 boysINOhio: #101 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 639 boysOHPennsylvania: #114 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 831 boysPANew Jersey: #145 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,100 boysNJConnecticut: #152 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,402 boysCTCalifornia: #79 for boys · 392 births · 1 in 423 boysCAUtah: #101 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 397 boysUTColorado: #104 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 504 boysCONebraska: #107 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 658 boysNEMissouri: #79 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 421 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,469 boysKYWest Virginia: #114 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 709 boysWVVirginia: #152 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 882 boysVAMaryland: #103 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 558 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron, so not publishedDEArizona: #122 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 510 boysAZNew Mexico: #72 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 303 boysNMKansas: #93 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 443 boysKSArkansas: #158 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 788 boysARTennessee: #177 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,115 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 672 boysNCSouth Carolina: #167 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 964 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #93 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 481 boysDCOklahoma: #108 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 514 boysOKLouisiana: #115 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 465 boysLAMississippi: #117 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 562 boysMSAlabama: #179 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,017 boysALGeorgia: #163 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 879 boysGAHawaii: #47 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 178 boysHITexas: #178 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 887 boysTXFlorida: #128 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 672 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#47 · 1 in 178
  2. New Mexico#72 · 1 in 303
  3. Oregon#75 · 1 in 319
  4. Missouri#79 · 1 in 421
  5. California#79 · 1 in 423

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#47341 in 178
New Mexico#72321 in 303
Oregon#75471 in 319
California#793921 in 423
Missouri#79911 in 421
Washington#87631 in 385
Michigan#901401 in 565
District of Columbia#93261 in 481
Kansas#93361 in 443
Wyoming#9461 in 364
Maine#96151 in 555
New Hampshire#9691 in 611
Nevada#10071 in 479
Minnesota#101531 in 601
Ohio#1011451 in 639
Utah#101261 in 397
Maryland#103531 in 558
Colorado#104331 in 504
Massachusetts#104511 in 948
Iowa#107381 in 623
Nebraska#107181 in 658
Oklahoma#108351 in 514
Idaho#110111 in 488
Alaska#11461 in 473
Pennsylvania#1141151 in 831
West Virginia#114201 in 709
Louisiana#115761 in 465
Indiana#116671 in 679
Mississippi#117381 in 562
Vermont#11851 in 654
Arizona#122281 in 510
North Carolina#122641 in 672
Illinois#1231311 in 727
Florida#128711 in 672
Montana#12891 in 589
New York#1411631 in 964
Rhode Island#14251 in 1,537
Wisconsin#144331 in 1,161
New Jersey#145511 in 1,100
South Dakota#15161 in 889
Connecticut#152171 in 1,402
Virginia#152421 in 882
Arkansas#158201 in 788
North Dakota#15861 in 907
Georgia#163481 in 879
South Carolina#167241 in 964
Tennessee#177301 in 1,115
Texas#1781131 in 887
Alabama#179301 in 1,017
Kentucky#195191 in 1,469
Delaware———

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 1966

girls
#2,839
19 births · 1 in 89,062 girls
boys
#117
2,599 births · 1 in 686 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #2,839Aaron19

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #117Aaron2,599
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 89,062 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 62.8% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #2,752Tiny20
  2. #2,752Vincenza20
  3. #2,752Warren20
  4. #2,839Aaron19
  5. #2,839Abbey19
  6. #2,839Alesa19
  7. #2,839Alfredia19
  8. #2,937Adelia18
  9. #2,937Aleshia18
  10. #2,937Amada18

Tied with 97 names at #2,839; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 686 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 97.4% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #114Brent2,689
  2. #115Micheal2,647
  3. #116Eugene2,621
  4. #117Aaron2,599
  5. #118Brett2,575
  6. #119Darrin2,569
  7. #120Howard2,546
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →