Recorded 1979–1987 Boys' name Peak 1985 17 births

Aarn — boys' name

17 babies named Aarn in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s12
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.

What the Data Says About Aarn

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Aarn between 1979 and 1987, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aarn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aarn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aarn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aarn 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 17 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.

Aarn at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

17

Since 1979

9 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1979

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1987

Aarn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1979

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198719851979 5

Aarn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 71% of Aarn's all-time total
1970s51980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aarn?
17 babies have been named Aarn since 1979. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
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?
Aarn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 9 years of data through 1987.
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.

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, 1979–1987 (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.