Aran Boy
How popular is Aran?
#3,127 boy name in 2025
38 baby boys were named Aran in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name.
Aran popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,127 for boys (▲ 476 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 38 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #3,808 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (38 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,278 in 1971 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aran 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 Aran is most popular
Babies named Aran per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
Aran by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1970s | 117 | #2,278 |
| 1980s | 95 | #3,698 |
| 1990s | 98 | #3,905 |
| 2000s | 207 | #3,558 |
| 2010s | 269 | #3,344 |
| 2020s | 179 | #3,127 |
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Questions
- Is Aran a boy or girl name?
- Aran is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Aran were boys.
- How popular is the name Aran?
- 38 baby boys were named Aran in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name.
- When was Aran most popular?
- Aran peaked in 2025, when 38 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,278 in 1971.
- How many people are named Aran?
- 1,001 babies have been named Aran in the US since 1880. We estimate about 975 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Aran most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aran was most common in California, at 0.0 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.