Boys' name · peaked in 1981
Aaron name popularity since 1925
608,097 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aaron (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Aaron is about 36 years old in 2026. Aaron peaked in 1981 as the #30 name for boys, and it ranked #80 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 608,097
- Named Aaron, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #80
- for boys in 2025 (4,041 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 4,359 girls · 603,738 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.97× its national share
Peak year is the year Aaron made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Aaron births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1989. Measured as a share of all babies, Aaron peaked in 1981.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Aaron became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 686 baby boys to 1 in 210.
- Steepest fall: Between 2017 and 2022, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 256 to 1 in 386.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aaron's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aaron.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aaron in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 31 | 2,813 | – |
| 1930s | 30 | 4,727 | #251 |
| 1940s | 44 | 5,940 | #270 |
| 1950s | 88 | 11,141 | #217 |
| 1960s | 215 | 26,070 | #130 |
| 1970s | 1,082 | 101,487 | #32 |
| 1980s | 1,431 | 138,357 | #33 |
| 1990s | 832 | 128,377 | #30 |
| 2000s | 342 | 86,992 | #57 |
| 2010s | 198 | 70,488 | #52 |
| 2020–25 | 66 | 27,346 | #80 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.8% of babies named Aaron from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Aaron is most popular
The index compares Aaron's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Aaron.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.97× | 1,785 |
| Nevada | 1.75× | 3,806 |
| Hawaii | 1.63× | 3,117 |
| Oregon | 1.45× | 8,306 |
| Arizona | 1.41× | 11,184 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Aaron and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron (this page) | 603,738 | 1981 |
| Aron | 19,948 | 2025 |
| Arron | 7,962 | 1989 |
| Aharon | 2,584 | 2021 |
| Aarron | 1,240 | 1994 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aaron's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aaron.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aaron (1981).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data