Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Aron name popularity since 1925
20,303 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aron (1.7% girls, 98.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Aron is about 30 years old in 2026. Aron peaked in 2025 as the #711 name for boys, and it ranked #711 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,303
- Named Aron, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #711
- for boys in 2025 (377 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.3% boys
- 355 girls · 19,948 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 3.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Aron 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.
Aron births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Aron peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Aron became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 16,900 baby boys to 1 in 6,500.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Aron's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aron.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aron 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 | 0 | 412 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 545 | #858 |
| 1940s | 0 | 426 | #1,183 |
| 1950s | 0 | 603 | #1,077 |
| 1960s | 0 | 836 | #837 |
| 1970s | 111 | 2,456 | #509 |
| 1980s | 149 | 2,674 | #570 |
| 1990s | 89 | 3,036 | #575 |
| 2000s | 6 | 3,508 | #621 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,323 | #731 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,129 | #711 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.4% of babies named Aron from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Aron is most popular
The index compares Aron'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 Aron.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3.68× | 4,384 |
| Colorado | 1.64× | 318 |
| Texas | 1.55× | 1,912 |
| California | 1.52× | 2,523 |
| New Jersey | 1.23× | 530 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Aron 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aron (this page) | 19,948 | 2025 |
| Aaron | 603,738 | 1981 |
| Arron | 7,962 | 1989 |
| Aren | 2,247 | 2024 |
| Arion | 2,183 | 2014 |
| Arun | 1,440 | 1995 |
| Ahron | 1,333 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aron's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aron.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aron (2025).
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