Boys' name · since 1959
Aharon
Aharon has 2,584 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,584
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aharon is the #2085 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,584 recorded since 1959.
Aharon has 2,584 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2085 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #2,808 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,085 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,584 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aharon ranks #2,808 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,085 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,584 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,584
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aharon's 2,584 recorded births place it above 93.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aharon compares
2,584 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Aharon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aharon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,584 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aharon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aharon's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 94, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aharon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Aharon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (697 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Aharon's strongest decade.
697 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Aharon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 119
1970s
119 births
- 1980s 264
1980s
264 births
- 1990s
1990s
430 births
- 2000s
2000s
542 births
- 2010s
2010s
697 births
- 2020s
2020s
503 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 697 births (27% of all-time use).
How Aharon 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 Aharon's total volume
Aharon by state
Where Aharon concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,023 | 39.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 492 | 19.0% |
| #3 | California | | 86 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 56 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 34 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.3% |
1,023 of 2,584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Aharon's data
- Aharon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (697 total births) through the 2020s (503) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aharons (1,023 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Aharon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Aharon 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.