boy's name

Aron

  • Origin Hebrew
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 28,460

the United States

#713

2025 births

Aron is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #713. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Aron is a name of Hebrew origin.
  • Peaked in 2008, when 427 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 8,794 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Aron over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,514
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Aron by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 100
1890s 110
1900s 179
1910s 528
1920s 782
1930s 545
1940s 426
1950s 603
1960s 836
1970s 2,567
1980s 2,823
1990s 3,125
2000s 3,514
2010s 3,323
2020s (to 2025) 2,129

How popular is Aron?

In 2025, Aron was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #713 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Aron is used

France #391 125 in 2025
Northern Ireland #461 3 in 2023
England & Wales #504 77 in 2025
United States #713 377 in 2025
Ireland #784 4 in 2025
Scotland #852 3 in 2023
Canada #1,130 22 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Aron is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Arôn Arôn is a rare spelling of Aron, written with a circumflex and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. 10
Áron Áron is a rare spelling of Aron, written with a fada and recorded 3 times, mostly in Ireland. 3
Árón Árón is a rare spelling of Aron, written with a fada and recorded 3 times, mostly in Ireland. 3

Names that peaked alongside Aron

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aron also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aron over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Aron in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Arron Aharon Áron

Sibling names for Aron

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aron — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aron

How popular is the name Aron?

In 2025, Aron was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #713 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Aron a girl's or a boy's name?

Aron is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Aron?

Aron has 2 syllables.

When was Aron most popular?

Aron peaked in 2008, when 427 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Aron a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aron currently ranks #391 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.