Aaron
Boy nameAaron has been given to 618,857 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1989 and currently ranks #80 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈɛəɹ.ən/
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian ꜥḥꜣ rw (“warrior lion”), though it has been suggested to also mean “elevated”, “exalted” or “high mountain”. Doublet of Harun.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
618,857
Peak year
1989 (15,407 babies)
Rank in 2025
#80 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -44%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Aaron
Aaron Swartz
American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986–2013)
Aaron Burr
Vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836)
Aaron Ramsey
Welsh association football player (born 1990)
Aaron Klug
British chemist and biophysicist
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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