Meaning not yet researched.
Aaron: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 4,041 in 2025. Its best rank was #28 in 1994.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #28 in 1994; #80 in 2025. About 99.5% of babies named Aaron in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#80 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1994, at #28.
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Aaron: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 4,041 boys in 2025. Peak: #28 in 1994 · most boys in one year: 15,308 (1989).
In 2025, 4,041 US boys were named Aaron, making it the 80th most common boys’ name of the year, down 1 place from #79 in 2024. That is 204 fewer than the 4,245 boys named Aaron in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #28, reached in 1994. The most boys given the name in a single year was 15,308, in 1989. For comparison, it was #52 in 2015 and #230 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Aaron in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 102 babies with the name. In all, 618,857 US babies have been given the name, 0.7% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 139,788 babies named Aaron.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 53,287 US boys were named Aaron; the busiest of those years was 2017, with 7,219. In 2025 that was about 1 in 423 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Aaron ranked highest in Florida in 2025, at #38 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 17 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Aron (21,590 babies since 1880), Aharon (2,584 babies since 1880), Arron (8,249 babies since 1880) and Arin (4,854 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Arun, Aarron and Aarin are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Erin, Ron and Ronnie.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Arun (1,440), Aarron (1,240), Aarin (1,234), Aaren (1,203), Aran (1,001), Ahren (966), Aerin (960), Auron (697), Aeron (693), Aarion (687), Arrion (370), Ayron (338), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 6 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 423 | #38 | #47 |
| New Jersey | 178 | #48 | #47 |
| California | 616 | #56 | #26 |
| Maryland | 92 | #58 | #47 |
| New York | 282 | #59 | #39 |
| Texas | 577 | #62 | #39 |
| Delaware | 15 | #64 | #69 |
| Nevada | 44 | #64 | #38 |
| Rhode Island | 15 | #66 | #70 |
| New Mexico | 23 | #74 | #29 |
| Alaska | 10 | #76 | #53 |
| Georgia | 131 | #85 | #67 |
| Virginia | 98 | #87 | #80 |
| Wyoming | 5 | #89 | #81 |
| Hawaii | 10 | #90 | #63 |
| Illinois | 117 | #98 | #56 |
| Connecticut | 36 | #100 | #86 |
| Colorado | 66 | #102 | #58 |
| Nebraska | 24 | #103 | #83 |
| Washington | 74 | #104 | #65 |
| North Carolina | 116 | #105 | #71 |
| South Carolina | 48 | #108 | #84 |
| Pennsylvania | 115 | #109 | #85 |
| Alabama | 46 | #113 | #80 |
| Utah | 45 | #115 | #71 |
| Tennessee | 80 | #116 | #82 |
| Louisiana | 42 | #118 | #85 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | #120 | #52 |
| Kentucky | 47 | #121 | #87 |
| Kansas | 31 | #124 | #77 |
| Arizona | 69 | #126 | #50 |
| Massachusetts | 55 | #126 | #70 |
| Ohio | 104 | #131 | #91 |
| Indiana | 61 | #135 | #86 |
| Iowa | 30 | #135 | #101 |
| Oklahoma | 34 | #136 | #82 |
| Missouri | 46 | #151 | #99 |
| Oregon | 26 | #158 | #100 |
| Wisconsin | 37 | #169 | #42 |
| Michigan | 58 | #173 | #86 |
| Idaho | 15 | #173 | #76 |
| Arkansas | 21 | #175 | #59 |
| West Virginia | 10 | #183 | #106 |
| Minnesota | 33 | #199 | #91 |
| Mississippi | 10 | #312 | #107 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,546 | 4,041 | #80 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,167 | 4,245 | #79 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,467 | 4,577 | #68 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,059 | 4,527 | #71 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,969 | 4,856 | #65 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,254 | 5,100 | #63 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5,987 | 5,548 | #61 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,410 | 5,996 | #60 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,046 | 7,219 | #47 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,624 | 7,178 | #49 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,236 | 7,177 | #52 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,458 | 7,412 | #50 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,613 | 7,319 | #51 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,111 | 7,545 | #51 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,148 | 7,624 | #51 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,772 | 7,470 | #55 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,571 | 7,983 | #54 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,013 | 8,545 | #50 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,895 | 8,948 | #51 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,545 | 8,310 | #57 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,113 | 7,811 | #57 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,808 | 8,400 | #53 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3,655 | 8,874 | #50 |
| 2002 | 42 | #3,283 | 9,008 | #43 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3,549 | 9,552 | #42 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,664 | 9,561 | #41 |
| 1999 | 50 | #2,737 | 9,860 | #38 |
| 1998 | 59 | #2,370 | 10,552 | #37 |
| 1997 | 68 | #2,070 | 11,170 | #33 |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,826 | 11,971 | #34 |
| 1995 | 85 | #1,715 | 13,291 | #30 |
| 1994 | 105 | #1,495 | 14,385 | #28 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,471 | 13,837 | #30 |
| 1992 | 91 | #1,661 | 14,512 | #30 |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,517 | 14,242 | #31 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,733 | 14,557 | #34 |
| 1989 | 99 | #1,471 | 15,308 | #31 |
| 1988 | 131 | #1,164 | 14,408 | #31 |
| 1987 | 143 | #1,070 | 12,685 | #34 |
| 1986 | 134 | #1,105 | 12,692 | #33 |
| 1985 | 139 | #1,060 | 13,137 | #33 |
| 1984 | 135 | #1,044 | 13,401 | #29 |
| 1983 | 172 | #880 | 14,460 | #29 |
| 1982 | 152 | #972 | 14,406 | #30 |
| 1981 | 153 | #955 | 14,694 | #30 |
| 1980 | 173 | #884 | 13,166 | #34 |
| 1979 | 144 | #989 | 13,076 | #32 |
| 1978 | 155 | #913 | 12,299 | #32 |
| 1977 | 146 | #947 | 11,631 | #32 |
| 1976 | 154 | #872 | 11,344 | #30 |
| 1975 | 122 | #998 | 10,548 | #32 |
| 1974 | 89 | #1,226 | 10,507 | #32 |
| 1973 | 74 | #1,349 | 9,232 | #34 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,541 | 7,863 | #40 |
| 1971 | 68 | #1,488 | 8,403 | #41 |
| 1970 | 70 | #1,452 | 6,584 | #52 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,897 | 4,596 | #61 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 | 3,428 | #87 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,868 | 2,910 | #106 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,839 | 2,599 | #117 |
| 1965 | 28 | #2,247 | 2,411 | #130 |
| 1964 | 29 | #2,246 | 2,381 | #138 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,801 | 2,079 | #160 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,782 | 2,008 | #159 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,239 | 1,890 | #167 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,729 | 1,768 | #178 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,436 | 1,540 | #191 |
| 1958 | — | — | 1,402 | #199 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,696 | 1,349 | #200 |
| 1956 | 14 | #3,186 | 1,277 | #206 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,571 | 1,099 | #217 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,655 | 972 | #223 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,226 | 901 | #223 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,908 | 939 | #216 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,284 | 864 | #223 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,315 | 798 | #230 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,235 | 794 | #227 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,883 | 701 | #244 |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,007 | 681 | #252 |
| 1946 | — | — | 578 | #261 |
| 1945 | — | — | 484 | #270 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,687 | 506 | #264 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,493 | 551 | #255 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,124 | 569 | #236 |
| 1941 | — | — | 562 | #227 |
| 1940 | — | — | 514 | #234 |
| 1939 | — | — | 471 | #245 |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,342 | 477 | #247 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,255 | 465 | #249 |
| 1936 | — | — | 443 | #250 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,204 | 460 | #251 |
| 1934 | — | — | 477 | #239 |
| 1933 | — | — | 464 | #242 |
| 1932 | — | — | 514 | #233 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,972 | 457 | #250 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,047 | 499 | #252 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,053 | 469 | #258 |
| 1928 | — | — | 561 | #233 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,286 | 546 | #240 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,564 | 593 | #227 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,939 | 644 | #215 |
| 1924 | — | — | 682 | #203 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,641 | 618 | #209 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,445 | 699 | #196 |
| 1921 | — | — | 697 | #197 |
| 1920 | — | — | 668 | #199 |
| 1919 | — | — | 645 | #195 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,869 | 656 | #196 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,594 | 596 | #197 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,417 | 583 | #195 |
| 1915 | — | — | 553 | #198 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,618 | 485 | #183 |
| 1913 | — | — | 417 | #166 |
| 1912 | — | — | 303 | #190 |
| 1911 | — | — | 187 | #171 |
| 1910 | — | — | 145 | #187 |
| 1909 | — | — | 142 | #173 |
| 1908 | — | — | 114 | #187 |
| 1907 | — | — | 130 | #166 |
| 1906 | — | — | 96 | #188 |
| 1905 | — | — | 96 | #188 |
| 1904 | — | — | 117 | #162 |
| 1903 | — | — | 93 | #175 |
| 1902 | — | — | 78 | #201 |
| 1901 | — | — | 80 | #179 |
| 1900 | — | — | 104 | #193 |
| 1899 | — | — | 71 | #191 |
| 1898 | — | — | 89 | #177 |
| 1897 | — | — | 87 | #177 |
| 1896 | — | — | 69 | #216 |
| 1895 | — | — | 94 | #166 |
| 1894 | — | — | 79 | #188 |
| 1893 | — | — | 81 | #176 |
| 1892 | — | — | 95 | #166 |
| 1891 | — | — | 69 | #184 |
| 1890 | — | — | 96 | #147 |
| 1889 | — | — | 85 | #158 |
| 1888 | — | — | 90 | #166 |
| 1887 | — | — | 78 | #160 |
| 1886 | — | — | 86 | #161 |
| 1885 | — | — | 88 | #153 |
| 1884 | — | — | 97 | #142 |
| 1883 | — | — | 105 | #121 |
| 1882 | — | — | 85 | #161 |
| 1881 | — | — | 94 | #127 |
| 1880 | — | — | 102 | #131 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).