Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aaron

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Enlightened; To Sing
High mountain, lofty, or inspired
Arabic
Forest, thicken, strength

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Presidential
  • Shakespearean

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aaron

Pronunciation

a(a)-ron

Famous People

Composer Aaron Copland, Actor Aaron Eckhart, Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron, Former Vice President Aaron Burr

Celebrity Babies

Son of Robert De Niro, son of Robert De Niro, Son of Paul O'Neill, Son of Michelle Phillips

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #31, 15,314 births); most recent 2025 (rank #80, 4,041 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #883, 173 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254,04117
20244,2257
20234,5735
20224,52411
20214,85116
20205,0989
20195,54420
20185,99415
20177,21820
20167,17523

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #31, 2,512 births); most recent 2025 (rank #180, 287 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025287
2024333
2023360
2022410
2021481
2020468
2019543
2018543
2017646
2016704

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #16, 2,497 births); most recent 2023 (rank #24, 1,952 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2114, 11 births); most recent 2020 (rank #5359, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20231,952–
20222,293–
20212,497–
20202,3203
20192,447–
20182,253–
20172,383–
20162,372–
20152,156–
20142,054–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #9, 594 births); most recent 2025 (rank #74, 82 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202582
202477
2023111
2022106
2021151
2020134
2019195
2018190
2017230
2016271

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #7, 413 births); most recent 2025 (rank #95, 56 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202556
202445
202398
202295
2021102
2020107
2019143
2018157
2017236
2016240

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #11, 221 births); most recent 2025 (rank #169, 13 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202513
202411
202314
202219
202128
202030
201941
201832
201738
201661

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1984 (rank #21, 213 births); most recent 2023 (rank #120, 29 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202329
202237
202144
202045
201957
201856
201764
201661
201540
201460

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence