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boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Aram

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #1,771 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Aram is an Armenian patriarch in the History of Armenia, and a masculine name in Aramaic and Armenian.

Rank 2025
#1,771
among boys · ↓151 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
91
named Aram · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,770
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
111 babies
All-time total
3,365
#2,369 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Aram popularity over time

3,365 babies have been named Aram since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 82 82 8 – #1,604
1920s – 169 169 17 +106% #1,397
1930s – 88 88 9 -48% #1,851
1940s – 40 40 4 -55% #2,534
1950s – 91 91 9 +127% #1,769
1960s – 158 158 16 +74% #1,465
1970s – 258 258 26 +63% #1,464
1980s – 326 326 33 +26% #1,483
1990s – 400 400 40 +23% #1,891
2000s 17 522 539 54 +35% #2,007
2010s 27 656 683 68 +27% #1,625
2020s (to 2025) 11 520 531 89 +30% #1,620

Where Aram is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 95 0.06 outside top 500
2027 99 0.06 outside top 500
2028 102 0.06 outside top 500
2029 105 0.06 outside top 500
2030 107 0.06 outside top 500

Where Aram is most popular

Boys named Aram per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.052 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and New York.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Aram born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 168 0.184 +254%
Texas 44 0.050 ≈ national
New York 19 0.044 -15%
Illinois 6 0.023 -55%
Florida 11 0.023 -55%
Ohio 5 0.019 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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New Mexico – – –
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Oklahoma – – –
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Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aram

Aram is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,771 in 2025 with 91 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 3,365 American babies have been named Aram. Its peak came in 2024, when 111 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aram stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aram?

The median living Aram is about 20 years old; half are between 8 and 37. An estimated 2,900 people named Aram are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aram year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 91 #1,771
2024 6 #13,652 105 #1,620
2023 – – 100 #1,694
2022 – – 77 #1,982
2021 – – 75 #1,982
2020 5 #15,335 72 #1,977
2019 – – 101 #1,625
2018 – – 64 #2,171
2017 6 #14,325 89 #1,736
2016 6 #14,528 75 #1,939
2015 5 #16,696 66 #2,113
2014 5 #16,812 59 #2,256
2013 – – 56 #2,281
2012 – – 55 #2,328
2011 5 #17,043 48 #2,547
2010 – – 43 #2,790
2009 5 #17,594 48 #2,587
2008 – – 41 #2,882
2007 – – 63 #2,140
2006 – – 54 #2,314
2005 7 #13,176 54 #2,208
2004 – – 59 #2,024
2003 – – 47 #2,275
2002 5 #15,672 54 #2,020
2001 – – 53 #2,007
2000 – – 49 #2,049
1995 – – 44 #1,918
1990 – – 30 #2,315
1985 – – 39 #1,617
1980 – – 31 #1,810
1975 – – 18 #2,365
1970 – – 25 #1,745
1965 – – 14 #2,182
1960 – – 12 #2,428
1955 – – 7 #3,213
1950 – – 8 #2,779
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 7 #2,888
1935 – – 11 #2,251
1930 – – 15 #1,966
1925 – – 11 #2,602
1920 – – 8 #3,224
1915 – – 19 #1,604
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Aram

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aram Khachaturian Aram Khachaturian Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978) Contemporary
  2. 2 Aram Shah Aram Shah Sultan of Delhi from 1210 to 1211 1150–1211 · Medieval
  3. 3 Aram I Clergyman of the Armenian Apostolic Church b. 1947 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Aram Sargsyan Aram Sargsyan Armenian political figure (born 1961) Contemporary
  5. 5 Aram Mp3 Aram Mp3 Armenian singer and comedian (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aram, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aram?

The median living Aram is about 20 years old. Half of all living Arams are between 8 and 37 years old.

How many people named Aram are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Aram are alive in the United States, based on 3,365 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aram mean?

Aram is an Armenian patriarch in the History of Armenia, and a masculine name in Aramaic and Armenian.

How popular is the name Aram in 2025?

Aram ranked #1,771 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 91 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aram?

3,365 babies have been named Aram in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aram most popular?

Aram peaked in 2024, when 111 newborns received the name.

Is Aram a boy or girl name?

Aram is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aram rising or falling?

Aram is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aram become more popular?

Aram is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 107 boys named Aram in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aram?

Well-known people named Aram include Aram Khachaturian (composer), Aram Shah (politician), Aram I (religious figure).

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