boy's name
Aum
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 418
Aum is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 16 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Aum over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 78 |
| 2010s | 117 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 53 |
How popular is Aum?
In 2025, Aum was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aum is used
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.
Names that peaked alongside Aum
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aum also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aum over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aum
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aum — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aum
How popular is the name Aum?
In 2025, Aum was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aum a girl's or a boy's name?
Aum is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Aum most popular?
Aum peaked in 2010, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Aum a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aum currently ranks #3,090 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.