Aaron Name Popularity

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How popular is Aaron?

In 2018 the popular name Aaron, ranked the 60th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Aaron has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #28 in 1994.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1989 with 15,310 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Aaron in any given year was 69 in 1896.

Approximately during the years 1908-1915, 1944-1947, and 1953-1981, the name Aaron took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1983-1986, 1994-1999, 2001-2005, 2007-2010, and 2015-2017.

Aaron's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Aaron has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Aaron?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Aaron is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Aaron (Girl)		Aaron (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		15	7,345	5,953	60
2017		20	6,023	7,196	47
2016		23	5,612	7,157	49
2015		20	6,224	7,159	52
2014		24	5,445	7,392	50
2013		11	9,600	7,306	51
2012		21	6,103	7,534	51
2011		21	6,144	7,614	50
2010		23	5,767	7,462	55
2009		32	4,566	7,971	54
2008		29	5,010	8,541	50
2007		23	5,890	8,938	51
2006		24	5,537	8,297	57
2005		25	5,108	7,802	57
2004		57	2,806	8,391	53
2003		38	3,654	8,867	50
2002		42	3,280	9,002	43
2001		37	3,548	9,539	42
2000		35	3,663	9,554	41
1999		50	2,736	9,853	38
1998		59	2,369	10,548	37
1997		68	2,069	11,169	33
1996		80	1,826	11,971	34
1995		85	1,714	13,289	30
1994		105	1,495	14,382	28
1993		108	1,471	13,829	30
1992		91	1,662	14,506	30
1991		101	1,535	14,242	31
1990		84	1,733	14,552	34
1989		99	1,471	15,310	31
1988		131	1,163	14,405	31
1987		143	1,070	12,683	34
1986		135	1,097	12,688	33
1985		138	1,065	13,138	33
1984		135	1,043	13,404	29
1983		172	881	14,459	29
1982		152	972	14,415	30
1981		153	955	14,692	30
1980		173	883	13,173	34
1979		144	990	13,077	32
1978		155	913	12,309	32
1977		146	947	11,632	32
1976		154	871	11,351	30
1975		122	998	10,549	32
1974		89	1,226	10,511	32
1973		74	1,346	9,239	34
1972		59	1,563	7,864	40
1971		68	1,488	8,407	41
1970		70	1,454	6,582	52
1969		43	1,899	4,601	61
1968		23	2,629	3,427	88
1967		19	2,868	2,912	106
1966		19	2,837	2,600	117
1965		28	2,247	2,412	130
1964		29	2,246	2,381	138
1963		12	3,799	2,078	160
1962		12	3,781	2,016	159
1961		10	4,233	1,885	167
1960		20	2,731	1,773	178
1959		13	3,432	1,542	191
1958		< 5	--	1,403	199
1957		11	3,696	1,343	201
1956		14	3,180	1,279	206
1955		11	3,576	1,096	217
1954		7	4,651	974	223
1953		8	4,226	899	223
1952		6	4,909	939	216
1951		11	3,281	864	223
1950		7	4,318	798	230
1949		7	4,236	794	227
1948		8	3,883	701	244
1947		8	4,007	681	252
1946		< 5	--	578	261
1945		< 5	--	485	269
1944		7	3,687	507	262
1943		8	3,494	550	256
1942		6	4,126	568	237
1941		< 5	--	563	227
1940		< 5	--	514	234
1939		< 5	--	471	245
1938		5	4,342	477	247
1937		5	4,254	465	249
1936		< 5	--	443	250
1935		5	4,204	460	250
1934		< 5	--	477	240
1933		< 5	--	464	242
1932		< 5	--	514	233
1931		9	2,971	457	250
1930		6	4,045	500	250
1929		6	4,054	469	258
1928		< 5	--	559	233
1927		6	4,286	547	240
1926		8	3,563	593	227
1925		11	2,940	644	215
1924		< 5	--	681	203
1923		8	3,642	619	209
1922		6	4,444	699	196
1921		< 5	--	697	197
1920		< 5	--	668	199
1919		< 5	--	645	195
1918		7	3,869	656	196
1917		5	4,594	596	197
1916		5	4,417	583	195
1915		< 5	--	553	198
1914		5	3,618	485	183
1913		< 5	--	417	166
1912		< 5	--	303	190
1911		< 5	--	187	171
1910		< 5	--	145	187
1909		< 5	--	142	173
1908		< 5	--	114	187
1907		< 5	--	130	166
1906		< 5	--	96	188
1905		< 5	--	96	188
1904		< 5	--	117	162
1903		< 5	--	93	175
1902		< 5	--	78	201
1901		< 5	--	80	179
1900		< 5	--	103	193
1899		< 5	--	71	191
1898		< 5	--	89	177
1897		< 5	--	87	177
1896		< 5	--	69	216
1895		< 5	--	94	166
1894		< 5	--	79	188
1893		< 5	--	81	176
1892		< 5	--	95	166
1891		< 5	--	69	184
1890		< 5	--	96	147
1889		< 5	--	85	158
1888		< 5	--	90	166
1887		< 5	--	78	160
1886		< 5	--	86	161
1885		< 5	--	88	153
1884		< 5	--	97	142
1883		< 5	--	105	121
1882		< 5	--	85	161
1881		< 5	--	94	127
1880		< 5	--	102	131

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.