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Aaron

Say it AIR-un 2 syllables

Hebrew · “possibly bearer of martyrs”

Common in France, Ontario, Austria, and 12 more places. Rare in England and Wales, Italy, Poland, and 9 more places.

1 in 289 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 71 there.

Aaron in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 15, rare in 12.
Aaron in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales180 (down)20252871 in 9481202020
Scotland95 (down)2025561 in 351452020
Northern Ireland169 (down)2025131 in 637932020
Ireland71 (down)2025821 in 289452020
North America
Ontario (province)98 (down)2024123about 1 in 487822019
Quebec (province)150 (up)202541about 1 in 7091652020
British Columbia (province)120 (down)202329about 1 in 449682018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Victoria (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France20 (down)20251,8501 in 164172020
Netherlands147 (down)2025113about 1 in 5891042020
Central Europe
Austria74 (up)2025981 in 388832020
Switzerland28 (down)20251681 in 214102020
Berlin (city)56 (down)202350about 1 in 310542018
Munich (city)133 (down)202510about 1 in 437562020
Cologne (city)43 (up)202326about 1 in 245952018
Bonn (city)86 (down)20257about 1 in 453522020
Leipzig (city)34 (up)202513about 1 in 221562020
Rostock (city)47 (up)20254about 1 in 262552020
Nordic countries
Norway334 (down)2025101 in 2,3282102020
Sweden173 (down)202558about 1 in 7441042020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
Finland332025119No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
Spain59 (down)2024519542019
Catalonia (region)49 (up)2025881 in 235512020
Italy144 (down)20241341 in 1,4131172019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland221 (down)2025281 in 4,5142012020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Estonia20 (up)202539242020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

In the Bible, Aaron is the brother of Moses. It comes from the Hebrew ʾAhărōn, of uncertain meaning. It is possibly 'bearer of martyrs', though a link to an Egyptian phrase for 'warrior lion' and a sense of 'exalted' have also been suggested. Harun is its double.

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It has two syllables, AIR-un, and a warm, open sound. Related names include Aron, Aharon, Harun and Haroun.

Aaron is popular in France, Estonia and Switzerland. In English-speaking countries it is more moderate, found in Ireland, Scotland and Ontario. French records show a peak only a few years ago, but it is now falling in more places than it is rising.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
AIR-un · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“possibly bearer of martyrs” (hedged in the source)
Origin
Hebrew
Related names
Harun, Aron, Aharon, Haroun, Aaren, Arron, Aaró, Aronas, Aronne, Agaron, Aalona, Arona, Aaro, Arono, Haruna, Ārona
Where Aaron comes from (Wiktionary)

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.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Aaron. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aaron over time

Rising in 3 of the 24 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 13. Peak in France: 2021.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Aaron in England and Wales: #33 in 1996, a peak of #31 in 1998, and #180 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #33, 2,511 boys1997: #32, 2,497 boys1998: #31, 2,512 boys1999: #36, 2,151 boys2000: #36, 1,969 boys2001: #40, 1,776 boys2002: #36, 1,902 boys2003: #43, 1,636 boys2004: #41, 1,720 boys2005: #45, 1,557 boys2006: #44, 1,620 boys2007: #49, 1,509 boys2008: #55, 1,362 boys2009: #54, 1,354 boys2010: #55, 1,326 boys2011: #58, 1,147 boys2012: #69, 959 boys2013: #81, 778 boys2014: #80, 819 boys2015: #87, 773 boys2016: #95, 704 boys2017: #101, 646 boys2018: #113, 543 boys2019: #113, 543 boys2020: #120, 468 boys2021: #119, 481 boys2022: #135, 410 boys2023: #146, 360 boys2024: #154, 333 boys2025: #180, 287 boys#33 in 1996peak #31, 1998#180in 2025
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YearRankBoys
1996332,511
1997322,497
1998312,512
1999362,151
2000361,969
2001401,776
2002361,902
2003431,636
2004411,720
2005451,557
2006441,620
2007491,509
2008551,362
2009541,354
2010551,326
2011581,147
201269959
201381778
201480819
201587773
201695704
2017101646
2018113543
2019113543
2020120468
2021119481
2022135410
2023146360
2024154333
2025180287

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Aaron in France since 1925 were born in or after 2017. Peak: 2021, about 710 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0.3 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0.4 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0.2 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0.9 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 1 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 2.2 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 3.3 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 6.3 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 17.7 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 44.1 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 235.2 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 458 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 632 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 659.2 per 100,000 boys20202025: 611.2 per 100,000 boys20252020-2024: about 1 in 152 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340.3
1935–19390.4
1940–19440
1945–19490.2
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640.9
1965–19690.5
1970–19740.5
1975–19791
1980–19842.2
1985–19893.3
1990–19946.3
1995–199917.7
2000–200444.1
2005–2009235.2
2010–2014458
2015–2019632
2020–2024659.2
2025611.2

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Aaron

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Aaron, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 204, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 317, Scotland

  3. 1 in 196, Ireland

  4. 1 in 255, Scotland

  5. 1 in 230, Northern Ireland

  6. 1 in 124, Ireland

  7. 1 in 290, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

  9. 1 in 29, Italy

  10. 1 in 354, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Aaron

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Aaron's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 50, Ireland

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 62, Poland

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 130, Scotland

Full-name check

Aaron Oliver

Syllables 2-3Initials A.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Aaron

Sisters for Aaron: Naomi, Maya, Sara, and 5 more
  1. NaomiRose and fell with Aaron · Same generation as Aaron
  2. MayaRose and fell with Aaron · Same generation as Aaron
  3. SaraRose and fell with Aaron · Hebrew, like Aaron
  4. GabriellaRose and fell with Aaron · Same generation as Aaron
  5. HannahRose and fell with Aaron · Hebrew, like Aaron
  6. EvaRose and fell with Aaron · Hebrew, like Aaron
  7. LeahRose and fell with Aaron · As common as Aaron
  8. IsabelRose and fell with Aaron · Hebrew, like Aaron

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Aaron

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Aaron's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in Poland, Israel, Sweden, and 11 more places.

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  3. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 16 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  5. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.

  7. Common across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 19 more places.

  8. Rare in France, Poland, Israel, and 16 more places.

Famous people named Aaron

Aaron Swartz, Aaron Burr, and 6 more
  • Aaron Swartz 1986 to 2013

    American computer programmer and internet-political activist

  • Aaron Burr 1756 to 1836

    Vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived

  • Aaron Ramsey born 1990

    Welsh association football player and manager

  • Aaron Klug 1926 to 2018

    British chemist and biophysicist

  • Aaron Eckhart born 1968

    American actor

  • Aaron Ciechanover born 1947

    Israeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate

  • Aaron Copland 1900 to 1990

    American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor

  • Aaron Paul born 1979

    American actor

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Aaron

How popular is Aaron in Ireland?

Aaron ranked #71 in Ireland in 2025, given to 82 boys, about 1 in 289.

Is Aaron rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 3 of the 24 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 13. Rising in: Cologne, Poland, and Leipzig.

What does Aaron mean?

Aaron means “possibly bearer of martyrs”, according to Wiktionary. The dictionary itself marks this meaning as uncertain.

How many syllables does Aaron have?

Aaron has 2 syllables: AIR-un.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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