Boys' name · since 1900
Arron
8,076 babies named Arron in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,826 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,076
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arron is the #6826 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,076 recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Arron recorded 8,076 times among boys since 1900, holding rank #6826 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #1,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,826 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,076 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arron ranks #1,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,826 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,076 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,826 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,076
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arron's 8,076 recorded births place it above 96.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arron compares
8,076 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Arron's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,076 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 285 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arron splits its recorded history at 1969: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 285 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 285
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Arron popularity over time - girls
173 total births recorded since 1975 (Arron as girls' name)
Arron by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,038 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Arron's strongest decade.
2,038 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Arron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s 106
1920s
106 births
- 1930s 82
1930s
82 births
- 1940s 103
1940s
103 births
- 1950s 155
1950s
155 births
- 1960s 501
1960s
501 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,488 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,033 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,038 births
- 2000s
2000s
946 births
- 2010s 449
2010s
449 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,038 births (25% of all-time use).
How Arron 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 Arron's total volume
Arron by state
Where Arron concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 968 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 713 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 334 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 309 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 309 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 278 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 183 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 154 | 1.9% |
968 of 8,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Arron appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arron's data
- Arron's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,038 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arrons (968 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 Arron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Arron 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.