Aaron Boy
How popular is Aaron?
#80 boy name in 2025
4,041 baby boys were named Aaron in the US in 2025, making it the 80th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Aaron popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #80 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,041 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #52 in 2015, #63 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (15,308 boys) |
| Highest rank | #28 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aaron counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aaron family of names ranked #75 for boys in 2025 (#73 the year before), with 4,780 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron | 4,041 | 85% |
| Aron | 377 | 8% |
| Arin | 73 | 2% |
| Aren | 71 | 1% |
| Ahron | 70 | 1% |
| Aarin | 32 | 1% |
| Aran | 38 | 1% |
| Arron | 12 | 0% |
| Aaren | 9 | 0% |
| Arun | 12 | 0% |
| Ahren | 10 | 0% |
| Aaran | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aaron is most popular
Babies named Aaron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 4.8 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- New Jersey: 4.5 per 1,000 (916 boys)
- California: 4.4 per 1,000 (3,991 boys)
- Nevada: 4.3 per 1,000 (244 boys)
- Florida: 4.2 per 1,000 (2,003 boys)
Aaron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 910 | #121 |
| 1890s | 830 | #147 |
| 1900s | 1,050 | #162 |
| 1910s | 4,570 | #166 |
| 1920s | 6,177 | #196 |
| 1930s | 4,727 | #233 |
| 1940s | 5,940 | #227 |
| 1950s | 11,141 | #191 |
| 1960s | 26,070 | #61 |
| 1970s | 101,487 | #30 |
| 1980s | 138,357 | #29 |
| 1990s | 128,377 | #28 |
| 2000s | 86,992 | #41 |
| 2010s | 70,488 | #47 |
| 2020s | 27,346 | #63 |
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Questions
- Is Aaron a boy or girl name?
- Aaron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Aaron were boys.
- How popular is the name Aaron?
- 4,041 baby boys were named Aaron in the US in 2025, making it the 80th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Aaron most popular?
- Aaron peaked in 1989, when 15,308 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #28 in 1994.
- How many people are named Aaron?
- 618,857 babies have been named Aaron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 568,232 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Aaron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aaron was most common in Delaware, at 4.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.