Total births
17
Boys' name · since 1979
Aarn
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Aarn, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1979–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
17 boys have been named Aarn since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aarn has 17 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1987.
- 17 total births
- 1979–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Aarn since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 17
- total births
- 1979–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Aarn was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
7 babies were named Aarn in 1985 - its busiest year on record.
Aarn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aarn's full recorded timeline at 1985, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aarn at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Aarn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1987
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Aarn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Aarn's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Aarn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aarn? ▼
Aarn has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 7 babies were born in 1985, its single highest year.
When was Aarn most popular? ▼
Aarn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Aarn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aarn since 1979 -- 9 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Aarn? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Aarn
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aarn: Baby Name Since 1979 - 17 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aarn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Aarn 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 June 2026.