Aoun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OWN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Aoun is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “help, support”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Aoun mean?
Arabic: Lebanese-style spelling of Awn
“help, support”
Awn ibn Abd Allah, a nephew of Husayn, was among those killed at the Battle of Karbala.
Is Aoun a girl's or a boy's name?
Aoun is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aoun in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 233% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Aoun, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Aoun in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
Names like Aoun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yug Minh Shko Kairo Tai Yoan Loki Rumi Yitzchok Guto Koen Momin
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aoun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aoun, updated 20 October 2026.