Boys' name · since 2004

Aemon

158 babies named Aemon in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,397 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,676 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
158
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Aemon is the #6676 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 158 recorded since 2004.

Social Security Administration records show Aemon recorded 158 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #6676 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #14,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,676 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 158 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aemon ranks #14,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,676 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#14,397 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,676 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
158
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%52%
Aemon vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aemon's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Aemon compares

158 34th percentile among 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

Aemon's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aemon Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 158 369 358,536
Peak-year births 24 34 22,252

Aemon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aemon's full recorded timeline at 2018, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aemon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
24
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
0510152025 200420122014201620182020202220242025 13

Aemon by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 58% of the file).

2010s was Aemon's strongest decade.

91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Aemon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aemon?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 158 babies named Aemon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,397 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,676 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 24 births.
Where does Aemon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aemon ranks #14,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,676 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aemon most popular?
Aemon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Aemon been used?
Aemon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 22 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aemon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aemond. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aemon's data

  • Aemon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aemon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aemon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2025 (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 Aemon 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.