US rank #1852 Boys' name Peak 2021 2,510 births

Aharon — #1852 US boys' name

2,510 babies named Aharon in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s221970s1191980s2641990s4302000s5412010s6972020s430
#1852
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Aharon was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

94 babies were named Aharon in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aharon

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,510 babies named Aharon between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aharon currently holds the #1852 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aharon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 697 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aharon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 998 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aharon in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aharon 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 2,510 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.

Aharon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,510

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2021

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,852

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aharon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
94
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
020406080100 202420162008200019921984197619641959 7

Aharon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
697 births that decade — 28% of Aharon's all-time total
1950s71960s221970s1191980s2641990s4302000s5412010s6972020s430

Aharon by state

Where Aharon concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Aharon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
998 39.8%
#2 New Jersey
469 18.7%
#3 California
86 3.4%
#4 Florida
50 2.0%
#5 Maryland
29 1.2%
#6 Texas
13 0.5%
#7 Illinois
8 0.3%
New York share of Aharon's total US births 39.8%
Even split

998 of 2,510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aharon?
2,510 babies have been named Aharon since 1959. It currently ranks #1852 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 94 births.
When was Aharon most popular?
Aharon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 697 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Aharon most popular?
The top states for the name Aharon are New York (998 births), New Jersey (469 births), California (86 births).
How long has the name Aharon been used?
Aharon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aharon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahaan, Ahad, Ahan, Ahamed, 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, 1959–2024 (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.