boys' name ★ peaked 2008

Aron

Meaning arón, “ark Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #711 Trend ↑ Rising 17%

From Hebrew ארון ('arón, “ark”).

Rank 2025
#711
among boys · ↑61 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
377
named Aron · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,531
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
427 babies
All-time total
21,590
#811 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Aron popularity over time

21,590 babies have been named Aron since 1880, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 100 100 10 – #462
1890s – 110 110 11 +10% #504
1900s – 179 179 18 +63% #476
1910s – 528 528 53 +195% #538
1920s – 782 782 78 +48% #636
1930s – 545 545 55 -30% #780
1940s – 426 426 43 -22% #898
1950s – 603 603 60 +42% #721
1960s – 836 836 84 +39% #756
1970s 111 2,456 2,567 257 +207% #458
1980s 149 2,674 2,823 282 +10% #479
1990s 89 3,036 3,125 313 +11% #555
2000s 6 3,508 3,514 351 +12% #591
2010s – 3,323 3,323 332 -5% #618
2020s (to 2025) – 2,129 2,129 355 +7% #711

Where Aron 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 389 0.23 outside top 500
2027 400 0.23 outside top 500
2028 409 0.24 outside top 500
2029 417 0.24 outside top 500
2030 424 0.25 outside top 500

Where Aron is most popular

Boys named Aron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.207 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Aron 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
New York 692 1.60 +673%
New Jersey 124 0.616 +198%
Colorado 28 0.217 +5%
California 193 0.211 ≈ national
Washington 33 0.202 ≈ national
Texas 164 0.186 -10%
Illinois 43 0.168 -19%
Virginia 31 0.163 -21%
Florida 75 0.158 -23%
Arizona 23 0.141 -32%
Nevada 7 0.123 -41%
Maryland 14 0.117 -43%
Tennessee 21 0.116 -44%
Georgia 27 0.107 -48%
South Carolina 10 0.097 -53%
Pennsylvania 20 0.075 -64%
Massachusetts 7 0.051 -75%
North Carolina 12 0.047 -77%
Alabama 5 0.046 -78%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -80%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Aron

Aron is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #711 in 2025 with 377 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 21,590 American babies have been named Aron. Its peak came in 2008, when 427 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Aron stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aron?

The median living Aron is about 27 years old; half are between 13 and 43. An estimated 18 thousand people named Aron are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Aron 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 – – 377 #711
2024 – – 327 #772
2023 – – 355 #741
2022 – – 371 #711
2021 – – 356 #725
2020 – – 343 #724
2019 – – 317 #752
2018 – – 276 #814
2017 – – 307 #763
2016 – – 321 #757
2015 – – 334 #731
2014 – – 322 #739
2013 – – 331 #710
2012 – – 346 #683
2011 – – 370 #632
2010 – – 399 #618
2009 – – 383 #647
2008 – – 427 #591
2007 – – 403 #615
2006 – – 378 #626
2005 – – 357 #621
2004 6 #14,391 326 #640
2003 – – 307 #649
2002 – – 302 #641
2001 – – 294 #637
2000 – – 331 #596
1995 9 #8,834 316 #575
1990 10 #7,924 278 #601
1985 10 #6,493 238 #570
1980 12 #5,571 275 #512
1975 15 #4,155 246 #509
1970 5 #8,065 190 #588
1965 – – 77 #837
1960 – – 95 #782
1955 – – 49 #1,077
1950 – – 32 #1,273
1945 – – 31 #1,183
1940 – – 36 #1,091
1935 – – 53 #858
1930 – – 67 #783
1925 – – 74 #766
1920 – – 83 #715
1915 – – 71 #691
1910 – – 28 #538
1905 – – 12 #701
1900 – – 16 #626
1895 – – 10 #688
1890 – – 13 #534
1885 – – 11 #578
1880 – – 8 #683

Famous people named Aron

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

  1. 1 Aron Ralston Aron Ralston American mountaineer (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Aron Baynes Aron Baynes Australian basketball player (born 1986) Contemporary
  3. 3 Aron Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch Danish chess player and writer (1886–1935) 19th century
  4. 4 Aron Pálmarsson Aron Pálmarsson Icelandic handball player (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aron?

The median living Aron is about 27 years old. Half of all living Arons are between 13 and 43 years old.

How many people named Aron are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Aron are alive in the United States, based on 21,590 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aron mean?

From Hebrew ארון ('arón, “ark”).

How popular is the name Aron in 2025?

Aron ranked #711 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 377 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aron?

21,590 babies have been named Aron in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aron most popular?

Aron peaked in 2008, when 427 newborns received the name.

Is Aron a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aron rising or falling?

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

Will Aron become more popular?

Aron is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 424 boys named Aron 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 Aron?

Well-known people named Aron include Aron Ralston (engineer), Aron Baynes (basketball player), Aron Nimzowitsch (writer).

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