Aeson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-sun
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,990 for boys
Aeson is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Aeson mean?
Greek: Greek mythology
In Greek myth Aeson is the father of Jason, leader of the Argonauts.
Is Aeson a girl's or a boy's name?
Aeson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aeson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Aeson, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 boys.
2025 had more boys named Aeson than any year since 2019.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Aeson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
How popular is Aeson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,990th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Aeson, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,946th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 81 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Aeson in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 153 boys in the US were given Aeson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,161, up from #2,990 for this spelling alone.
- Eason 112
- Aeson 41
Aeson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,960 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 74 | #1,946 |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,849 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,121 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Aeson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas, Hudson, Albie, Jaxon, Jenson, Theo, Grayson, Archer, Luca, Rowan, Arlo, Alfie
Other spellings of Aeson
Names related to Aeson
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
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, “Aeson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aeson, updated 20 October 2026.