Unisex name · since 1971
Aaren
921 babies named Aaren in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 921
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aaren is the #8387 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 921 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaren has been recorded 921 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #8387 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,387 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 921 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaren ranks #5,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,387 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 921 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 921
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aaren's 921 recorded births place it above 88.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aaren compares
921 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aaren's all-time total is 150% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 921 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aaren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaren splits its recorded history at 2001: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Aaren popularity over time - girls
282 total births recorded since 1975 (Aaren as girls' name)
Aaren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (259 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Aaren's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Aaren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 259 births (28% of all-time use).
How Aaren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aaren's total volume
Aaren by state
Where Aaren concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 6.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 43 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 1.3% |
55 of 921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Aaren's data
- Aaren's decade-level peak was the 2000s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aarens (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aaren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aaren draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.