US rank #12637 Boys' name Peak 2015 259 births

Aaran — #12637 US boys' name

259 babies named Aaran in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s191990s442000s562010s802020s48
#12637
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Aaran was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

17 babies were named Aaran in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aaran

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Aaran between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aaran currently holds the #12637 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aaran performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aaran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aaran in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 259 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aaran at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

259

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2015

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,637

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aaran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
17
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 202420202014201020041999199419821973 7

Aaran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 31% of Aaran's all-time total
1970s121980s191990s442000s562010s802020s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aaran?
259 babies have been named Aaran since 1973. It currently ranks #12637 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 17 births.
When was Aaran most popular?
Aaran was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Aaran been used?
Aaran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aaran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaron, Aarav, Aarush, Aaryan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.