US rank #779 Boys' name Peak 2008 20,854 births

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.

1880s1001890s1101900s1791910s5281920s7821930s5451940s4261950s6031960s8371970s24561980s26741990s30362000s35082010s33232020s1747
#779
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Aron was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

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' name

Total births

20,854

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2008

427 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#779

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aron popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2008)
427
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420051986196719481929191018911880 8

Aron popularity over time — girls

355 total births recorded since 1970 (Aron as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 355 births
0510152025 20041994199019861982197819741970 5

Aron by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,508 births that decade — 17% of Aron's all-time total
1880s1001890s1101900s1791910s5281920s7821930s5451940s4261950s6031960s8371970s24561980s26741990s30362000s35082010s33232020s1747

Aron by state

Where Aron concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aron
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%
New York share of Aron's total US births 20.3%
Even split

4,223 of 20,854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Aron appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aron?
20,854 babies have been named Aron since 1880. It currently ranks #779 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 427 births.
When was Aron most popular?
Aron was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,508 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Aron most popular?
The top states for the name Aron are New York (4,223 births), California (2,497 births), Texas (1,973 births).
How long has the name Aron been used?
Aron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aroldo, Aro, Aronde, Arol, 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, 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.