US rank #9407 Boys' name Peak 2010 249 births

Aum — #9407 US boys' name

249 babies named Aum in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s782010s1172020s48
#9407
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Aum was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

16 babies were named Aum in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aum

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Aum between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aum currently holds the #9407 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aum performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aum shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aum in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aum 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 249 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.

Aum at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

249

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2010

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,407

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
16
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
5101520 202420212018201520122009200620031999 6

Aum by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
117 births that decade — 47% of Aum's all-time total
1990s62000s782010s1172020s48

Aum by state

Where Aum concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aum
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.0%
California share of Aum's total US births 4.0%

10 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aum?
249 babies have been named Aum since 1999. It currently ranks #9407 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 16 births.
When was Aum most popular?
Aum was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Aum most popular?
The top states for the name Aum are California (10 births).
How long has the name Aum been used?
Aum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aum?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aumi, Aumari. 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, 1999–2024 (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.