Aaron
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning mountain of strength; exalted.
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 |
Aaron by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 15,312 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.
At its height, in 1980, about 1 in 140 American boys born that year was called Aaron.
Names that come from Aaron
Forms of Aaron in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aaron. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aronhigh mountain, exalted; variant of Aaron77 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aarynmountain of strength, exalted; a modern respelling of Aaron90 in the US (2017)
- Aharonhigh mountain; a form of aaron66 in the US (2017)
- Ahronmountain of strength; a form of Aaron8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Auronmountain of strength; exalted; modern respelling of Aaron41 in the US (2017)
- Arronhigh mountain; variant spelling of aaron6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Aaron
Names that are said the same way as Aaron, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aransmall king32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arundawn, sunrise, the sun11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arranfrom the island of Arran23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aarana variant spelling of aaron; mountain of strength17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arneeagle6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aarronexalted, mountaineer; variant of Aaron5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Aaron, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Landenlong hill or open grassy hill; a spelling variant of Landon755 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Aaron, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
- Brianhigh, noble1,763 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Aaron
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