Boys' name · since 1986
Aaronjames
100 babies named Aaronjames in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 100
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
100 boys have been named Aaronjames since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aaronjames has 100 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2015.
- #17,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 100 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaronjames ranks #17,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 100 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 100
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aaronjames's 100 recorded births place it above 61.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Aaronjames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaronjames splits its recorded history at 1999: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaronjames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2015
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Aaronjames by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Aaronjames's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Aaronjames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (44% of all-time use).
Aaronjames by state
Where Aaronjames concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 16.0% |
16 of 100 births nationwide.
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- Aaronjames's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aaronjamess (16 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 Aaronjames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 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, 1986–2015 (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 Aaronjames 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.