Aron — #779 US boys' name
20,854 babies named Aron in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 95% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Aron was born in this single decade.
427 babies were named Aron in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aron
The Social Security Administration has registered 20,854 babies named Aron between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aron currently holds the #779 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 427 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aron performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,508 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Aron shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 4,223 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aron in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aron 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 20,854 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.
Aron at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Aron popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2008)
- 427
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #779 among boys.
20,854 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 427 births in a single year.
Aron popularity over time — girls
355 total births recorded since 1970 (Aron as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Aron accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Aron by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 3,508 births that decade — 17% of Aron's all-time total
Aron decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,508 births
- Runner-up 3,323 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Aron's strongest decade
3,508 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Aron by state
Where Aron concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,223 | 20.3% |
| #2 | California | | 2,497 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,973 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 656 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 514 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 504 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 393 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 384 | 1.8% |
4,223 of 20,854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 20.3% of nationwide
- California 12.0% of nationwide
- Texas 9.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.1% of nationwide
- Florida 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 39 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 20.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Aron appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.