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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kansas#21 · 1 in 102
- Kentucky#24 · 1 in 96
- Hawaii#24 · 1 in 98
- Wisconsin#25 · 1 in 100
- Arkansas#25 · 1 in 113
Best ever in a state: #12 in Wyoming, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #21 | 148 | 1 in 102 |
| Hawaii | #24 | 58 | 1 in 98 |
| Kentucky | #24 | 241 | 1 in 96 |
| Arkansas | #25 | 128 | 1 in 113 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | 294 | 1 in 100 |
| North Carolina | #26 | 415 | 1 in 111 |
| South Dakota | #26 | 40 | 1 in 104 |
| Michigan | #28 | 492 | 1 in 121 |
| Nevada | #28 | 89 | 1 in 117 |
| New Mexico | #28 | 93 | 1 in 116 |
| Texas | #28 | 1,154 | 1 in 135 |
| West Virginia | #28 | 90 | 1 in 102 |
| Alaska | #29 | 33 | 1 in 108 |
| District of Columbia | #30 | 38 | 1 in 131 |
| Louisiana | #30 | 203 | 1 in 131 |
| Minnesota | #30 | 240 | 1 in 118 |
| Oklahoma | #30 | 162 | 1 in 118 |
| Missouri | #31 | 285 | 1 in 121 |
| Tennessee | #31 | 296 | 1 in 116 |
| Colorado | #32 | 176 | 1 in 141 |
| Virginia | #32 | 295 | 1 in 132 |
| Georgia | #33 | 324 | 1 in 150 |
| Indiana | #33 | 306 | 1 in 123 |
| Mississippi | #33 | 99 | 1 in 153 |
| Ohio | #33 | 531 | 1 in 132 |
| Idaho | #34 | 54 | 1 in 136 |
| Nebraska | #34 | 80 | 1 in 123 |
| Washington | #34 | 216 | 1 in 156 |
| Florida | #35 | 474 | 1 in 179 |
| Pennsylvania | #35 | 501 | 1 in 136 |
| South Carolina | #35 | 137 | 1 in 143 |
| Alabama | #36 | 154 | 1 in 163 |
| Arizona | #37 | 220 | 1 in 152 |
| California | #37 | 1,537 | 1 in 165 |
| Illinois | #37 | 476 | 1 in 170 |
| Maryland | #37 | 191 | 1 in 150 |
| Oregon | #38 | 114 | 1 in 173 |
| Montana | #40 | 30 | 1 in 136 |
| New York | #40 | 648 | 1 in 183 |
| North Dakota | #42 | 28 | 1 in 135 |
| Iowa | #43 | 109 | 1 in 152 |
| Utah | #44 | 109 | 1 in 174 |
| Connecticut | #45 | 105 | 1 in 183 |
| Vermont | #45 | 17 | 1 in 150 |
| Massachusetts | #46 | 196 | 1 in 190 |
| Maine | #47 | 36 | 1 in 160 |
| Rhode Island | #48 | 31 | 1 in 179 |
| New Jersey | #49 | 215 | 1 in 226 |
| New Hampshire | #52 | 33 | 1 in 188 |
| Delaware | #55 | 19 | 1 in 202 |
| Wyoming | #56 | 11 | 1 in 183 |
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 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 21,913 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 88.5% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,806Shaylyn81
- #1,806Stormi81
- #1,806Zara81
- #1,826Aaron80
- #1,826Abriana80
- #1,826Faviola80
- #1,826Jessalyn80
- #1,840Adele79
- #1,840Ally79
- #1,840Andriana79
Tied with 13 names at #1,826; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 158 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 99.7% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.