Aaron
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning mountain of strength; exalted.
Baby Names Arena rank
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needs 5 head-to-heads
Win rate
55%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#80
down from #79
UK popularity
#180
287 babies · down from #154
How Aaron has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #52 |
| 2016 | #49 |
| 2017 | #47 |
| 2018 | #60 |
| 2019 | #61 |
| 2020 | #63 |
| 2021 | #65 |
| 2022 | #71 |
| 2023 | #68 |
| 2024 | #79 |
| 2025 | #80 |
In 2025, 287 babies in England and Wales were named Aaron. In the US, 7,185 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 15,312 in 1989.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Aaron was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.71% of American babies of that sex.
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