How Many People Are Named Aaron?
people named Aaron are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 604 people in the US has this name
Based on 618,857 babies named Aaron in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
15,407 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament this name is borne by the older brother of Moses. He acted as a spokesman for his brother when they appealed to the pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Aaron's rod produced miracles and plagues to intimidate the pharaoh. After the departure from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai, God installed Aaron as the first high priest of the Israelites and promised that his descendants would form the priesthood.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Aaron in English. Counting Aaron and these spellings together, about 574,490 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Aaron, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Aaron alive today is about 33 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Aaron first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1989, to 15,407 babies. In 2025, 4,058 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Aaron never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #28, in 1994, and it was in the top 100 for 58 years, 1968 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #80.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #80 |
| Best rank | #28 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | 58 (1968 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #32 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Aaron alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Aaron were born in California than in any other state: about 78,497 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Aaron was given 1.5 times as often in Hawaii, 1.4 times in Alaska and 1.3 times in Kansas.
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