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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #22 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 85 boysAKMaine: #26 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 76 boysMEVermont: #17 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 64 boysVTNew Hampshire: #35 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 123 boysNHWashington: #14 for boys · 364 births · 1 in 66 boysWAIdaho: #16 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 69 boysIDMontana: #24 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 91 boysMTNorth Dakota: #22 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 77 boysNDMinnesota: #22 for boys · 379 births · 1 in 71 boysMNIllinois: #27 for boys · 654 births · 1 in 120 boysILWisconsin: #25 for boys · 390 births · 1 in 79 boysWIMichigan: #26 for boys · 635 births · 1 in 96 boysMINew York: #46 for boys · 492 births · 1 in 228 boysNYMassachusetts: #43 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 168 boysMARhode Island: #44 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 175 boysRIOregon: #14 for boys · 264 births · 1 in 61 boysORNevada: #22 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 78 boysNVWyoming: #20 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 72 boysWYSouth Dakota: #23 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 84 boysSDIowa: #17 for boys · 291 births · 1 in 67 boysIAIndiana: #23 for boys · 455 births · 1 in 84 boysINOhio: #30 for boys · 774 births · 1 in 97 boysOHPennsylvania: #43 for boys · 417 births · 1 in 172 boysPANew Jersey: #62 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 327 boysNJConnecticut: #41 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 159 boysCTCalifornia: #26 for boys · 1,322 births · 1 in 120 boysCAUtah: #24 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 89 boysUTColorado: #18 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 77 boysCONebraska: #23 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 75 boysNEMissouri: #24 for boys · 358 births · 1 in 92 boysMOKentucky: #37 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 154 boysKYWest Virginia: #34 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 138 boysWVVirginia: #35 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 151 boysVAMaryland: #42 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 177 boysMDDelaware: #33 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 113 boysDEArizona: #20 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 93 boysAZNew Mexico: #21 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 115 boysNMKansas: #19 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 78 boysKSArkansas: #30 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 125 boysARTennessee: #63 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 266 boysTNNorth Carolina: #52 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 222 boysNCSouth Carolina: #65 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 297 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #26 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 114 boysDCOklahoma: #30 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 122 boysOKLouisiana: #47 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 219 boysLAMississippi: #93 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 420 boysMSAlabama: #87 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 457 boysALGeorgia: #95 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 469 boysGAHawaii: #20 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 92 boysHITexas: #37 for boys · 563 births · 1 in 191 boysTXFlorida: #39 for boys · 255 births · 1 in 185 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#14 · 1 in 61
  2. Washington#14 · 1 in 66
  3. Idaho#16 · 1 in 69
  4. Vermont#17 · 1 in 64
  5. Iowa#17 · 1 in 67

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#142641 in 61
Washington#143641 in 66
Idaho#161041 in 69
Iowa#172911 in 67
Vermont#17421 in 64
Colorado#182451 in 77
Kansas#191951 in 78
Arizona#201911 in 93
Hawaii#20671 in 92
Wyoming#20371 in 72
New Mexico#21821 in 115
Alaska#22351 in 85
Minnesota#223791 in 71
Nevada#22471 in 78
North Dakota#22641 in 77
Indiana#234551 in 84
Nebraska#231441 in 75
South Dakota#23581 in 84
Missouri#243581 in 92
Montana#24561 in 91
Utah#241841 in 89
Wisconsin#253901 in 79
California#261,3221 in 120
District of Columbia#26671 in 114
Maine#26861 in 76
Michigan#266351 in 96
Illinois#276541 in 120
Arkansas#301191 in 125
Ohio#307741 in 97
Oklahoma#301571 in 122
Delaware#33291 in 113
West Virginia#34961 in 138
New Hampshire#35391 in 123
Virginia#352021 in 151
Kentucky#371731 in 154
Texas#375631 in 191
Florida#392551 in 185
Connecticut#411001 in 159
Maryland#421141 in 177
Massachusetts#431911 in 168
Pennsylvania#434171 in 172
Rhode Island#44281 in 175
New York#464921 in 228
Louisiana#471391 in 219
North Carolina#521631 in 222
New Jersey#621241 in 327
Tennessee#631121 in 266
South Carolina#65671 in 297
Alabama#87551 in 457
Mississippi#93431 in 420
Georgia#95761 in 469

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 1976

girls
#872
154 births · 1 in 9,514 girls
boys
#30
11,344 births · 1 in 138 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #872Aaron154

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #30Aaron11,344
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 9,514 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 92.0% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #869Michaela156
  2. #870Brian155
  3. #870Danyelle155
  4. #872Aaron154
  5. #872Angelita154
  6. #874Aida153
  7. #874Darci153
  8. #874Ivette153

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 138 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 99.5% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #27Andrew13,301
  2. #28Paul11,781
  3. #29Chad11,766
  4. #30Aaron11,344
  5. #31Jonathan11,314
  6. #32Benjamin10,672
  7. #33Justin10,144
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →