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 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#28 · 1 in 150
- District of Columbia#30 · 1 in 115
- Hawaii#30 · 1 in 115
- Kentucky#31 · 1 in 112
- Louisiana#31 · 1 in 146
Best ever in a state: #12 in Wyoming, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #28 | 1,069 | 1 in 150 |
| District of Columbia | #30 | 43 | 1 in 115 |
| Hawaii | #30 | 45 | 1 in 115 |
| Kentucky | #31 | 210 | 1 in 112 |
| Louisiana | #31 | 186 | 1 in 146 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | 219 | 1 in 132 |
| Arkansas | #33 | 110 | 1 in 131 |
| Michigan | #33 | 422 | 1 in 141 |
| Mississippi | #33 | 97 | 1 in 158 |
| Ohio | #33 | 504 | 1 in 139 |
| Indiana | #34 | 288 | 1 in 132 |
| North Carolina | #34 | 338 | 1 in 144 |
| Minnesota | #35 | 213 | 1 in 134 |
| Alabama | #37 | 149 | 1 in 169 |
| New Mexico | #37 | 72 | 1 in 150 |
| Pennsylvania | #37 | 457 | 1 in 146 |
| Virginia | #37 | 256 | 1 in 155 |
| Arizona | #38 | 213 | 1 in 164 |
| Vermont | #38 | 21 | 1 in 112 |
| West Virginia | #38 | 67 | 1 in 133 |
| North Dakota | #39 | 26 | 1 in 136 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | 135 | 1 in 153 |
| South Carolina | #39 | 110 | 1 in 187 |
| Georgia | #40 | 269 | 1 in 192 |
| Illinois | #40 | 407 | 1 in 197 |
| Kansas | #40 | 106 | 1 in 149 |
| New York | #40 | 568 | 1 in 203 |
| California | #41 | 1,387 | 1 in 175 |
| Colorado | #41 | 147 | 1 in 178 |
| Delaware | #41 | 28 | 1 in 139 |
| Iowa | #41 | 119 | 1 in 137 |
| Maryland | #41 | 176 | 1 in 162 |
| Montana | #41 | 29 | 1 in 138 |
| Oregon | #41 | 122 | 1 in 164 |
| Tennessee | #41 | 224 | 1 in 161 |
| Alaska | #42 | 24 | 1 in 138 |
| Missouri | #42 | 233 | 1 in 149 |
| Nevada | #43 | 62 | 1 in 182 |
| New Hampshire | #43 | 39 | 1 in 155 |
| Washington | #43 | 190 | 1 in 181 |
| Florida | #44 | 415 | 1 in 209 |
| Connecticut | #45 | 102 | 1 in 183 |
| Wyoming | #46 | 14 | 1 in 138 |
| South Dakota | #47 | 26 | 1 in 153 |
| Rhode Island | #48 | 30 | 1 in 180 |
| Nebraska | #49 | 54 | 1 in 185 |
| Utah | #50 | 110 | 1 in 179 |
| New Jersey | #54 | 199 | 1 in 244 |
| Idaho | #56 | 38 | 1 in 200 |
| Massachusetts | #58 | 159 | 1 in 231 |
| Maine | #61 | 25 | 1 in 227 |
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 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 29,948 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 85.7% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,338Talya60
- #2,338Xenia60
- #2,338Zulema60
- #2,370Aaron59
- #2,370Alba59
- #2,370Asiah59
- #2,370Azariah59
- #2,398Alanah58
- #2,398Althea58
- #2,398Arionna58
Tied with 27 names at #2,370; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 181 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 99.7% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.