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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #15 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 59 boysAKMaine: #24 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 77 boysMEVermont: #32 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 95 boysVTNew Hampshire: #27 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 76 boysNHWashington: #17 for boys · 353 births · 1 in 73 boysWAIdaho: #27 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 85 boysIDMontana: #28 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 92 boysMTNorth Dakota: #22 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 79 boysNDMinnesota: #22 for boys · 389 births · 1 in 74 boysMNIllinois: #31 for boys · 566 births · 1 in 144 boysILWisconsin: #28 for boys · 373 births · 1 in 86 boysWIMichigan: #26 for boys · 693 births · 1 in 93 boysMINew York: #46 for boys · 514 births · 1 in 221 boysNYMassachusetts: #48 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 229 boysMARhode Island: #49 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 195 boysRIOregon: #15 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 61 boysORNevada: #29 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 105 boysNVWyoming: #19 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 67 boysWYSouth Dakota: #22 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 78 boysSDIowa: #23 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 76 boysIAIndiana: #27 for boys · 419 births · 1 in 97 boysINOhio: #30 for boys · 764 births · 1 in 101 boysOHPennsylvania: #39 for boys · 480 births · 1 in 155 boysPANew Jersey: #62 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 362 boysNJConnecticut: #43 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 182 boysCTCalifornia: #27 for boys · 1,323 births · 1 in 125 boysCAUtah: #21 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 78 boysUTColorado: #22 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 87 boysCONebraska: #23 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 76 boysNEMissouri: #25 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 94 boysMOKentucky: #38 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 152 boysKYWest Virginia: #28 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 108 boysWVVirginia: #36 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 171 boysVAMaryland: #42 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 172 boysMDDelaware: #32 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 117 boysDEArizona: #21 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 96 boysAZNew Mexico: #21 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 116 boysNMKansas: #15 for boys · 231 births · 1 in 68 boysKSArkansas: #30 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 138 boysARTennessee: #49 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 211 boysTNNorth Carolina: #55 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 224 boysNCSouth Carolina: #69 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 309 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #38 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 161 boysDCOklahoma: #28 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 117 boysOKLouisiana: #42 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 198 boysLAMississippi: #101 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 446 boysMSAlabama: #74 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 372 boysALGeorgia: #77 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 379 boysGAHawaii: #21 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 91 boysHITexas: #34 for boys · 641 births · 1 in 175 boysTXFlorida: #42 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 204 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#15 · 1 in 59
  2. Oregon#15 · 1 in 61
  3. Kansas#15 · 1 in 68
  4. Washington#17 · 1 in 73
  5. Wyoming#19 · 1 in 67

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#15531 in 59
Kansas#152311 in 68
Oregon#152871 in 61
Washington#173531 in 73
Wyoming#19451 in 67
Arizona#211941 in 96
Hawaii#21701 in 91
New Mexico#21821 in 116
Utah#212261 in 78
Colorado#222251 in 87
Minnesota#223891 in 74
North Dakota#22681 in 79
South Dakota#22651 in 78
Iowa#232791 in 76
Nebraska#231511 in 76
Maine#24911 in 77
Missouri#253751 in 94
Michigan#266931 in 93
California#271,3231 in 125
Idaho#27931 in 85
Indiana#274191 in 97
New Hampshire#27721 in 76
Montana#28601 in 92
Oklahoma#281701 in 117
West Virginia#281321 in 108
Wisconsin#283731 in 86
Nevada#29361 in 105
Arkansas#301121 in 138
Ohio#307641 in 101
Illinois#315661 in 144
Delaware#32291 in 117
Vermont#32291 in 95
Texas#346411 in 175
Virginia#361901 in 171
District of Columbia#38491 in 161
Kentucky#381851 in 152
Pennsylvania#394801 in 155
Florida#422451 in 204
Louisiana#421671 in 198
Maryland#421261 in 172
Connecticut#43881 in 182
New York#465141 in 221
Massachusetts#481441 in 229
Rhode Island#49271 in 195
Tennessee#491511 in 211
North Carolina#551721 in 224
New Jersey#621151 in 362
South Carolina#69671 in 309
Alabama#74721 in 372
Georgia#771001 in 379
Mississippi#101431 in 446

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 1977

girls
#947
146 births · 1 in 10,501 girls
boys
#32
11,631 births · 1 in 141 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #947Aaron146

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #32Aaron11,631
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 10,501 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 91.6% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #943Damaris147
  2. #943Emilie147
  3. #943Greta147
  4. #947Aaron146
  5. #947Anthony146
  6. #947Leilani146
  7. #947Melodie146
  8. #952Elaina145
  9. #952Faye145
  10. #952Kirstin145

Tied with 4 names at #947; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 141 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 99.5% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aaron
  1. #29Benjamin12,106
  2. #30Justin12,008
  3. #31Paul11,798
  4. #32Aaron11,631
  5. #33Adam11,030
  6. #34Chad10,831
  7. #35Gregory10,052
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →