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
- Peak · boys
- 1994 · 14,385 births
- Debut · boys
- 102 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 58 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 614,462since 1880
Aaron over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | #80 | 4,041 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #79 | 4,245 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #68 | 4,577 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #71 | 4,527 |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | #65 | 4,856 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #63 | 5,100 |
| 2019 | #5,986 | 20 | #61 | 5,548 |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | #60 | 5,996 |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #47 | 7,219 |
| 2016 | #5,622 | 23 | #49 | 7,178 |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 | #52 | 7,177 |
| 2014 | #5,456 | 24 | #50 | 7,412 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #51 | 7,319 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #51 | 7,545 |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | #51 | 7,624 |
| 2010 | #5,771 | 23 | #55 | 7,470 |
| 2009 | #4,571 | 32 | #54 | 7,983 |
| 2008 | #5,013 | 29 | #50 | 8,545 |
| 2007 | #5,895 | 23 | #51 | 8,948 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #57 | 8,310 |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | #57 | 7,811 |
| 2004 | #2,808 | 57 | #53 | 8,400 |
| 2003 | #3,655 | 38 | #50 | 8,874 |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | #43 | 9,008 |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | #42 | 9,552 |
| 2000 | #3,664 | 35 | #41 | 9,561 |
| 1999 | #2,737 | 50 | #38 | 9,860 |
| 1998 | #2,370 | 59 | #37 | 10,552 |
| 1997 | #2,070 | 68 | #33 | 11,170 |
| 1996 | #1,826 | 80 | #34 | 11,971 |
| 1995 | #1,715 | 85 | #30 | 13,291 |
| 1994 | #1,495 | 105 | #28 | 14,385 |
| 1993 | #1,471 | 108 | #30 | 13,837 |
| 1992 | #1,661 | 91 | #30 | 14,512 |
| 1991 | #1,517 | 102 | #31 | 14,242 |
| 1990 | #1,733 | 84 | #34 | 14,557 |
| 1989 | #1,471 | 99 | #31 | 15,308 |
| 1988 | #1,164 | 131 | #31 | 14,408 |
| 1987 | #1,070 | 143 | #34 | 12,685 |
| 1986 | #1,105 | 134 | #33 | 12,692 |
| 1985 | #1,060 | 139 | #33 | 13,137 |
| 1984 | #1,044 | 135 | #29 | 13,401 |
| 1983 | #880 | 172 | #29 | 14,460 |
| 1982 | #972 | 152 | #30 | 14,406 |
| 1981 | #955 | 153 | #30 | 14,694 |
| 1980 | #884 | 173 | #34 | 13,166 |
| 1979 | #989 | 144 | #32 | 13,076 |
| 1978 | #913 | 155 | #32 | 12,299 |
| 1977 | #947 | 146 | #32 | 11,631 |
| 1976 | #872 | 154 | #30 | 11,344 |
| 1975 | #998 | 122 | #32 | 10,548 |
| 1974 | #1,226 | 89 | #32 | 10,507 |
| 1973 | #1,349 | 74 | #34 | 9,232 |
| 1972 | #1,541 | 60 | #40 | 7,863 |
| 1971 | #1,488 | 68 | #41 | 8,403 |
| 1970 | #1,452 | 70 | #52 | 6,584 |
| 1969 | #1,897 | 43 | #61 | 4,596 |
| 1968 | #2,630 | 23 | #87 | 3,428 |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 | #106 | 2,910 |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | #117 | 2,599 |
| 1965 | #2,247 | 28 | #130 | 2,411 |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | #138 | 2,381 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #160 | 2,079 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #159 | 2,008 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #167 | 1,890 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #178 | 1,768 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #191 | 1,540 |
| 1958 | — | #199 | 1,402 | |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #200 | 1,349 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #206 | 1,277 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #217 | 1,099 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #223 | 972 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #223 | 901 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #216 | 939 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #223 | 864 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #230 | 798 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #227 | 794 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #244 | 701 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #252 | 681 |
| 1946 | — | #261 | 578 | |
| 1945 | — | #270 | 484 | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #264 | 506 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #255 | 551 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #236 | 569 |
| 1941 | — | #227 | 562 | |
| 1940 | — | #234 | 514 | |
| 1939 | — | #245 | 471 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #247 | 477 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #249 | 465 |
| 1936 | — | #250 | 443 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #251 | 460 |
| 1934 | — | #239 | 477 | |
| 1933 | — | #242 | 464 | |
| 1932 | — | #233 | 514 | |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #250 | 457 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #252 | 499 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #258 | 469 |
| 1928 | — | #233 | 561 | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #240 | 546 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #227 | 593 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #215 | 644 |
| 1924 | — | #203 | 682 | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #209 | 618 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #196 | 699 |
| 1921 | — | #197 | 697 | |
| 1920 | — | #199 | 668 | |
| 1919 | — | #195 | 645 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #196 | 656 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #197 | 596 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #195 | 583 |
| 1915 | — | #198 | 553 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #183 | 485 |
| 1913 | — | #166 | 417 | |
| 1912 | — | #190 | 303 | |
| 1911 | — | #171 | 187 | |
| 1910 | — | #187 | 145 | |
| 1909 | — | #173 | 142 | |
| 1908 | — | #187 | 114 | |
| 1907 | — | #166 | 130 | |
| 1906 | — | #188 | 96 | |
| 1905 | — | #188 | 96 | |
| 1904 | — | #162 | 117 | |
| 1903 | — | #175 | 93 | |
| 1902 | — | #201 | 78 | |
| 1901 | — | #179 | 80 | |
| 1900 | — | #193 | 104 | |
| 1899 | — | #191 | 71 | |
| 1898 | — | #177 | 89 | |
| 1897 | — | #177 | 87 | |
| 1896 | — | #216 | 69 | |
| 1895 | — | #166 | 94 | |
| 1894 | — | #188 | 79 | |
| 1893 | — | #176 | 81 | |
| 1892 | — | #166 | 95 | |
| 1891 | — | #184 | 69 | |
| 1890 | — | #147 | 96 | |
| 1889 | — | #158 | 85 | |
| 1888 | — | #166 | 90 | |
| 1887 | — | #160 | 78 | |
| 1886 | — | #161 | 86 | |
| 1885 | — | #153 | 88 | |
| 1884 | — | #142 | 97 | |
| 1883 | — | #121 | 105 | |
| 1882 | — | #161 | 85 | |
| 1881 | — | #127 | 94 | |
| 1880 | — | #131 | 102 | |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#20 · 1 in 77
- Washington#20 · 1 in 77
- Vermont#25 · 1 in 78
- Iowa#25 · 1 in 99
- Kansas#25 · 1 in 108
Best ever in a state: #12 in Wyoming, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #20 | 189 | 1 in 77 |
| Washington | #20 | 282 | 1 in 77 |
| Iowa | #25 | 193 | 1 in 99 |
| Kansas | #25 | 133 | 1 in 108 |
| Vermont | #25 | 38 | 1 in 78 |
| California | #26 | 1,119 | 1 in 134 |
| North Dakota | #26 | 48 | 1 in 96 |
| Nebraska | #27 | 103 | 1 in 105 |
| New Hampshire | #27 | 52 | 1 in 99 |
| Nevada | #28 | 36 | 1 in 94 |
| Wyoming | #28 | 23 | 1 in 94 |
| Hawaii | #30 | 48 | 1 in 126 |
| Idaho | #31 | 51 | 1 in 114 |
| Minnesota | #31 | 240 | 1 in 112 |
| Alaska | #32 | 23 | 1 in 117 |
| Arizona | #32 | 103 | 1 in 164 |
| Missouri | #32 | 254 | 1 in 138 |
| Utah | #33 | 95 | 1 in 128 |
| Indiana | #34 | 302 | 1 in 138 |
| Colorado | #35 | 125 | 1 in 145 |
| Ohio | #36 | 530 | 1 in 154 |
| District of Columbia | #37 | 63 | 1 in 148 |
| Michigan | #37 | 416 | 1 in 166 |
| Maine | #38 | 57 | 1 in 128 |
| Wisconsin | #38 | 188 | 1 in 162 |
| New Mexico | #39 | 52 | 1 in 170 |
| West Virginia | #39 | 79 | 1 in 175 |
| Illinois | #40 | 398 | 1 in 208 |
| South Dakota | #41 | 28 | 1 in 159 |
| Oklahoma | #43 | 114 | 1 in 166 |
| Montana | #45 | 28 | 1 in 166 |
| Virginia | #45 | 141 | 1 in 237 |
| Pennsylvania | #49 | 325 | 1 in 244 |
| Connecticut | #50 | 71 | 1 in 251 |
| Maryland | #50 | 96 | 1 in 246 |
| Massachusetts | #51 | 131 | 1 in 288 |
| New York | #51 | 446 | 1 in 273 |
| Florida | #54 | 165 | 1 in 306 |
| Rhode Island | #55 | 23 | 1 in 262 |
| Delaware | #56 | 13 | 1 in 283 |
| Kentucky | #60 | 94 | 1 in 282 |
| Arkansas | #62 | 56 | 1 in 267 |
| Texas | #67 | 347 | 1 in 307 |
| North Carolina | #75 | 120 | 1 in 347 |
| Tennessee | #85 | 80 | 1 in 402 |
| Louisiana | #90 | 76 | 1 in 411 |
| New Jersey | #92 | 79 | 1 in 581 |
| Mississippi | #101 | 43 | 1 in 463 |
| South Carolina | #115 | 38 | 1 in 573 |
| Georgia | #122 | 68 | 1 in 596 |
| Alabama | #129 | 41 | 1 in 674 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1994 at #28 (14,385 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 58 yrs · run 1968–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 22.5% of all boys named Aaron (138,357) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 910 | #121 (1883) | #148 |
| 1890s | 830 | #147 (1890) | #179 |
| 1900s | 1,050 | #162 (1904) | #181 |
| 1910s | 4,570 | #166 (1913) | #188 |
| 1920s | 6,177 | #196 (1922) | #218 |
| 1930s | 4,727 | #233 (1932) | #246 |
| 1940s | 5,940 | #227 (1949) | #247 |
| 1950s | 11,141 | #191 (1959) | #213 |
| 1960s | 26,070 | #61 (1969) | #130 |
| 1970s | 101,487 | #30 (1976) | #36 |
| 1980s | 138,357 | #29 (1983) | #31 |
| 1990s | 128,377 | #28 (1994) | #33 |
| 2000s | 86,992 | #41 (2000) | #50 |
| 2010s | 70,488 | #47 (2017) | #53 |
| 2020s | 27,346 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 25,354 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 84.1% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,526Sherrell61
- #1,526Shonta61
- #1,526Tajuana61
- #1,541Aaron60
- #1,541Adrianna60
- #1,541Alesia60
- #1,541Aurelia60
- #1,565Bonny59
- #1,565Brett59
- #1,565Deedra59
Tied with 23 names at #1,541; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 206 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 99.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.