Boys' name · since 1880
Aaron
614,462 babies named Aaron in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #53 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #80 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 614,462
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aaron currently ranks #80 among boys' names in America, with 614,462 babies recorded since 1880.
Aaron has 614,462 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #80 as of the latest data, more common than 99.4% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #53 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #80 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 614,462 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaron ranks #53 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #80 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 614,462 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #53 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #80 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 614,462
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aaron's 614,462 recorded births place it above 99.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aaron compares
614,462 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Aaron's all-time total is 1,665x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 614,462 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15,308 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aaron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaron splits its recorded history at 1953: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (69 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 15,308 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 15,308
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Aaron popularity over time - girls
4,395 total births recorded since 1914 (Aaron as girls' name)
Aaron by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (138,357 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Aaron's strongest decade.
138,357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Aaron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 910
1880s
910 births
- 1890s 830
1890s
830 births
- 1900s 1,050
1900s
1,050 births
- 1910s 4,570
1910s
4,570 births
- 1920s 6,177
1920s
6,177 births
- 1930s 4,727
1930s
4,727 births
- 1940s 5,940
1940s
5,940 births
- 1950s 11,141
1950s
11,141 births
- 1960s 26,070
1960s
26,070 births
- 1970s
1970s
101,487 births
- 1980s
1980s
138,357 births
- 1990s
1990s
128,377 births
- 2000s
2000s
86,992 births
- 2010s
2010s
70,488 births
- 2020s 27,346
2020s
27,346 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 138,357 births (23% of all-time use).
How Aaron 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 Aaron's total volume
Aaron by state
Where Aaron concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82,198 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55,197 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 34,571 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 30,096 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 26,316 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 25,191 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 23,892 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 23,059 | 3.8% |
82,198 of 614,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Aaron appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aaron's data
- Aaron's decade-level peak was the 1980s (138,357 total births); usage has since declined to 27,346 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aarons (82,198 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 Aaron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Aaron 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.