Boys' name · since 1970
Ahren
966 babies named Ahren in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,802 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 966
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ahren currently ranks #7802 among boys' names in America, with 966 babies recorded since 1970.
Ahren has 966 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7802 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,802 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 966 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahren ranks #5,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,802 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 966 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,802 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 966
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ahren's 966 recorded births place it above 88.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ahren compares
966 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Ahren's all-time total is 162% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 966 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ahren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ahren splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ahren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Ahren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (270 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Ahren's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ahren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
159 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
270 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 270 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ahren 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 Ahren's total volume
Ahren by state
Where Ahren concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
11 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ahren's data
- Ahren's decade-level peak was the 2000s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ahrens (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ahren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~55 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, 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 Ahren 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.