Unisex name · since 1976
Aarin
927 babies named Aarin in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,538 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarin currently ranks #3538 among unisex names in America, with 927 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarin has been recorded 927 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #3538 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,391 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,538 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 927 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarin ranks #5,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,538 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 927 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,538 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarin's 927 recorded births place it above 88.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aarin compares
927 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
Aarin's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aarin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 927 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aarin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aarin's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aarin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Aarin popularity over time - girls
307 total births recorded since 1976 (Aarin as girls' name)
Aarin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (330 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Aarin's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Aarin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
330 births
- 2020s
2020s
280 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 330 births (36% of all-time use).
How Aarin 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 Aarin's total volume
Aarin by state
Where Aarin concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 130 | 14.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 42 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 24 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
130 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Aarin's data
- Aarin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (330 total births) through the 2020s (280) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aarins (130 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aarin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Aarin 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.