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Aaron

Gender
Boy
Say it
AIR-on
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#167 for boys
US rank, 2025
#80 for boys

Classic

Aaron is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 167th for boys in the UK (356 babies) and 80th for boys in the US (4,041 babies).

What does Aaron mean?

Hebrew: possibly from Egyptian

In the Bible Aaron is the elder brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Aaron a girl's or a boy's name?

Aaron is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 356 boys in the UK and 17 girls and 4,041 boys in the US.

How popular is Aaron in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#167among boys
Babies in 2025
356about 1 in 840 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 41% in five years
Same name in a class
1.6%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 356 boys in the UK were named Aaron, making it the 167th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 112th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 2,983 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Aaron since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Aaron in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 438 boys in the UK were given Aaron or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #147, up from #167 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 180th in England and Wales, 95th in Scotland and 169th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#53), 1994 (#32), 2004 (#41) and 2014 (#80).

1996Busiest: 2,983 in 19982025
Aaron in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025356#167
2024389#153
2023472#129
2022524#123
2021611#110
2020605#112
2019727#100
2018732#100
2017920#83
20161,005#76
20151,071#69
20141,142#62
20131,077#68
20121,359#58
20111,569#51
20101,809#48
20091,909#47
20081,849#48
20071,957#40
20062,091#38
20051,998#38
20042,141#39
20032,066#40
20022,311#35
20012,133#35
20002,403#35
19992,560#32
19982,983#29
19972,978#31
19962,715#32

How popular is Aaron in the US?

Rank in 2025
#80among boys
Babies in 2025
4,041about 1 in 420 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 23% in five years
Same name in a class
3.3%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 4,041 boys in the US were named Aaron, making it the 80th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 63rd. Its busiest year was 1989, with 15,308 boys. 17 girls were also named Aaron in 2025 (6,545th for girls).

2025 had fewer boys named Aaron than any year since 1968.

Half of all the boys named Aaron in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 4,483 boys in the US were given Aaron or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #83.

1880Busiest: 15,308 in 19892025
Aaron in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20254,041#80
20244,245#79
20234,577#68
20224,527#71
20214,856#65
20205,100#63
20195,548#61
20185,996#60
20177,219#47
20167,178#49
20157,177#52
20147,412#50
20137,319#51
20127,545#51
20117,624#51
20107,470#55
20097,983#54
20088,545#50
20078,948#51
20068,310#57
20057,811#57
20048,400#53
20038,874#50
20029,008#43
20019,552#42
20009,561#41
19999,860#38
199810,552#37
199711,170#33
199611,971#34
199513,291#30
199414,385#28
199313,837#30
199214,512#30
199114,242#31
199014,557#34
198915,308#31
198814,408#31
198712,685#34
198612,692#33
198513,137#33
198413,401#29
198314,460#29
198214,406#30
198114,694#30
198013,166#34
197913,076#32
197812,299#32
197711,631#32
197611,344#30
197510,548#32
197410,507#32
19739,232#34
19727,863#40
19718,403#41
19706,584#52
19694,596#61
19683,428#87
19672,910#106
19662,599#117
19652,411#130
19642,381#138
19632,079#160
19622,008#159
19611,890#167
19601,768#178
19591,540#191
19581,402#199
19571,349#200
19561,277#206
19551,099#217
1954972#223
1953901#223
1952939#216
1951864#223
1950798#230
1949794#227
1948701#244
1947681#252
1946578#261
1945484#270
1944506#264
1943551#255
1942569#236
1941562#227
1940514#234
1939471#245
1938477#247
1937465#249
1936443#250
1935460#251
1934477#239
1933464#242
1932514#233
1931457#250
1930499#252
1929469#258
1928561#233
1927546#240
1926593#227
1925644#215
1924682#203
1923618#209
1922699#196
1921697#197
1920668#199
1919645#195
1918656#196
1917596#197
1916583#195
1915553#198
1914485#183
1913417#166
1912303#190
1911187#171
1910145#187
1909142#173
1908114#187
1907130#166
190696#188
190596#188
1904117#162
190393#175
190278#201
190180#179
1900104#193
189971#191
189889#177
189787#177
189669#216
189594#166
189479#188
189381#176
189295#166
189169#184
189096#147
188985#158
188890#166
188778#160
188686#161
188588#153
188497#142
1883105#121
188285#161
188194#127
1880102#131

Names like Aaron

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Nathan Adam Matthew Ryan Benjamin Daniel Cameron Joshua Jason Alex Jamie Luke

Other spellings of Aaron

Aron Aaren Aryn Ahren Airen Aaryn Ayron Erron Ayren

Names related to Aaron

Aaryan Aran Arron Aaran Aarin Arion Ahron Aharon

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Aaron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aaron, updated 20 October 2026.