Boys' name · since 1970
Aragorn
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 109 babies named Aragorn, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
109 babies have been named Aragorn since 1970, making it today's #7308 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aragorn recorded 109 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #7308 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #16,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,308 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 109 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aragorn ranks #16,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,308 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 109 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aragorn's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Aragorn compares
109 27th 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
Aragorn's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aragorn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aragorn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aragorn splits its recorded history at 2017: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aragorn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Aragorn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (39 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Aragorn's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Aragorn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 39 births (36% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aragorn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
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 Aragorn 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.