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Aaron

Aaron holds the #80 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 4,041 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #63 in 2020 to #80 today. Its strongest year on record was 1994 (#28 nationally, 14,385 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Florida (#38 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#80
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#28
in 1994 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
4,041
boys named Aaron

Aaron popularity, 1880–2025

0.22%0.44%0.66%0.89%18801900192019401960198020002020#28 in 1994
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1994

Where Aaron is most popular

Alaska: #76 (10 boys, 0.44% of boys born 2025)AK#76Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron in 2025NH—Washington: #104 (74 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)WA#104Idaho: #173 (15 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)ID#173Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron in 2025ND—Minnesota: #199 (33 boys, 0.13% of boys born 2025)MN#199Wisconsin: #169 (37 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)WI#169Michigan: #173 (58 boys, 0.14% of boys born 2025)MI#173New York: #59 (282 boys, 0.33% of boys born 2025)NY#59Massachusetts: #126 (55 boys, 0.20% of boys born 2025)MA#126Rhode Island: #66 (15 boys, 0.48% of boys born 2025)RI#66Oregon: #158 (26 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)OR#158Nevada: #64 (44 boys, 0.39% of boys born 2025)NV#64Wyoming: #89 (5 boys, 0.46% of boys born 2025)WY#89South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aaron in 2025SD—Iowa: #135 (30 boys, 0.22% of boys born 2025)IA#135Illinois: #98 (117 boys, 0.24% of boys born 2025)IL#98Indiana: #135 (61 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)IN#135Ohio: #131 (104 boys, 0.20% of boys born 2025)OH#131Pennsylvania: #109 (115 boys, 0.22% of boys born 2025)PA#109New Jersey: #48 (178 boys, 0.45% of boys born 2025)NJ#48Connecticut: #100 (36 boys, 0.27% of boys born 2025)CT#100California: #56 (616 boys, 0.35% of boys born 2025)CA#56Utah: #115 (45 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)UT#115Colorado: #102 (66 boys, 0.25% of boys born 2025)CO#102Nebraska: #103 (24 boys, 0.27% of boys born 2025)NE#103Missouri: #151 (46 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)MO#151Kentucky: #121 (47 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)KY#121West Virginia: #183 (10 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)WV#183Virginia: #87 (98 boys, 0.26% of boys born 2025)VA#87Maryland: #58 (92 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)MD#58Delaware: #64 (15 boys, 0.51% of boys born 2025)DE#64Arizona: #126 (69 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)AZ#126New Mexico: #74 (23 boys, 0.35% of boys born 2025)NM#74Kansas: #124 (31 boys, 0.22% of boys born 2025)KS#124Arkansas: #175 (21 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)AR#175Tennessee: #116 (80 boys, 0.22% of boys born 2025)TN#116North Carolina: #105 (116 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)NC#105South Carolina: #108 (48 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)SC#108District of Columbia: #120 (7 boys, 0.28% of boys born 2025)DC#120Oklahoma: #136 (34 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)OK#136Louisiana: #118 (42 boys, 0.22% of boys born 2025)LA#118Mississippi: #312 (10 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)MS#312Alabama: #113 (46 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)AL#113Georgia: #85 (131 boys, 0.26% of boys born 2025)GA#85Hawaii: #90 (10 boys, 0.34% of boys born 2025)HI#90Texas: #62 (577 boys, 0.33% of boys born 2025)TX#62Florida: #38 (423 boys, 0.44% of boys born 2025)FL#38
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#64), Rhode Island (#66), Wyoming (#89)

Uniqueness score

18/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Aaron in the most recent year of SSA data.

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