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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
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 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- California#30 · 1 in 183
- Texas#35 · 1 in 216
- Nevada#39 · 1 in 180
- New York#41 · 1 in 221
- New Jersey#46 · 1 in 214
Best ever in a state: #12 in Wyoming, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #30 | 1,037 | 1 in 183 |
| Texas | #35 | 785 | 1 in 216 |
| Nevada | #39 | 66 | 1 in 180 |
| New York | #41 | 397 | 1 in 221 |
| New Jersey | #46 | 184 | 1 in 214 |
| Florida | #50 | 358 | 1 in 252 |
| New Mexico | #59 | 31 | 1 in 235 |
| Maryland | #71 | 87 | 1 in 288 |
| Illinois | #74 | 167 | 1 in 327 |
| District of Columbia | #76 | 14 | 1 in 250 |
| Pennsylvania | #77 | 177 | 1 in 305 |
| Utah | #78 | 57 | 1 in 338 |
| Arizona | #83 | 97 | 1 in 330 |
| Nebraska | #83 | 30 | 1 in 292 |
| Virginia | #84 | 113 | 1 in 342 |
| Washington | #90 | 90 | 1 in 369 |
| Alaska | #91 | 9 | 1 in 284 |
| Missouri | #92 | 80 | 1 in 356 |
| North Carolina | #93 | 138 | 1 in 355 |
| Georgia | #95 | 130 | 1 in 387 |
| Massachusetts | #101 | 69 | 1 in 389 |
| Oregon | #101 | 40 | 1 in 387 |
| Connecticut | #103 | 34 | 1 in 386 |
| Rhode Island | #108 | 10 | 1 in 337 |
| Delaware | #109 | 10 | 1 in 309 |
| Maine | #109 | 12 | 1 in 321 |
| Oklahoma | #111 | 41 | 1 in 433 |
| Tennessee | #112 | 81 | 1 in 421 |
| Kansas | #114 | 33 | 1 in 416 |
| South Dakota | #116 | 10 | 1 in 334 |
| Louisiana | #117 | 49 | 1 in 440 |
| Indiana | #119 | 71 | 1 in 457 |
| Alabama | #120 | 49 | 1 in 444 |
| Iowa | #120 | 33 | 1 in 411 |
| Wisconsin | #125 | 54 | 1 in 443 |
| Kentucky | #127 | 42 | 1 in 467 |
| Colorado | #129 | 50 | 1 in 502 |
| Arkansas | #130 | 29 | 1 in 440 |
| Mississippi | #138 | 27 | 1 in 449 |
| Ohio | #142 | 101 | 1 in 539 |
| Michigan | #143 | 79 | 1 in 541 |
| West Virginia | #147 | 14 | 1 in 497 |
| South Carolina | #155 | 35 | 1 in 572 |
| Minnesota | #160 | 41 | 1 in 610 |
| Idaho | #164 | 14 | 1 in 553 |
| Hawaii | #166 | 7 | 1 in 494 |
| New Hampshire | #206 | 6 | 1 in 722 |
| Montana | #221 | 5 | 1 in 660 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| 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 2020
girls
#10,250
9 births · 1 in 179,617 girls
boys
#63
5,100 births · 1 in 338 boys
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 179,617 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 41.5% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Aaron
- #9,546Zuriya10
- #9,546Zyara10
- #9,546Zylie10
- #10,250Aaron9
- #10,250Aadriti9
- #10,250Aaima9
- #10,250Aalivia9
- #11,090Aadhvika8
- #11,090Aadvika8
- #11,090Aaila8
Tied with 839 names at #10,250; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 338 of them was named Aaron, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Aaron
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.