Unisex name · since 1970

Aeron

628 babies named Aeron in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,874 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,073 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
628
born since 1970
2010s
peak decade

628 babies have been named Aeron since 1970, making it today's #9073 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aeron has been recorded 628 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #9073 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.

  • #6,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,073 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 628 born since 1970
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aeron ranks #6,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,073 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 628 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,874 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,073 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
628
born since 1970
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%34.8%
Aeron vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aeron's 628 recorded births place it above 84.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Aeron compares

628 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Aeron's all-time total is 70% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aeron Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 628 369 358,536
Peak-year births 26 34 22,252

Aeron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aeron's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aeron popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
26
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
051015202530 197019801989199520012007201320192025 8

Aeron popularity over time - girls

65 total births recorded since 1974 (Aeron as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 65 births
4.555.566.577.5 197419761979198119821988199019951999200520092016 5

Aeron by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (173 births, 28% of the file).

2010s was Aeron's strongest decade.

173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Aeron births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 173 births (28% of all-time use).

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

How Aeron 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 Aeron's total volume

Aeron vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -43, 5.6%-51, 6.4%-111, 3.2%-38, 12.9%-25, 11.3%-22, 12.4%-133, 8.5%-111, 5.4%-20, 8.9%-51, 4.9%-39, 4.8%-35, 8.9%-45, 13.5%-41, 5.4%-12, 22.5%Aeron-56, 4.1%Aeron
Aeron vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Aeron by state

Where Aeron concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aeron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 1.9%
#2 New York
5 0.8%
#3 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Aeron's total US births 1.9%
Even split

12 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aeron?
628 babies have been named Aeron since 1970. All-time, it sits at #6,874 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,073 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 26 births.
Where does Aeron sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aeron ranks #6,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,073 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 Aeron most popular?
Aeron was most popular in the 2010s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Aeron most popular?
The top states for the name Aeron are California (12 births), New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Aeron a unisex name?
Yes, Aeron is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 628 births, and as a girl's name it has 65 births.
How long has the name Aeron been used?
Aeron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 56 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aeron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aero, Aeric, Aerion, Aerik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aeron's data

  • Aeron's decade-level peak was the 2010s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Aerons (12 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.

Keep exploring Aeron

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aeron: 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, 1970–2025 (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 Aeron 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.