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Aaron

Aaron: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain; possibly exalted”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
AIR-un · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name of Moses's brother in the Old Testament. Its Hebrew etymology is uncertain; 'high mountain' and 'exalted' are common traditional explanations.

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How popular is Aaron?

20241,271 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Aaron in 20244,232

2024 rank#79 boys

Peak year1981

Total US babies since 1880614,747

Aaron has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Aaron

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Arronuncertain; possibly high mountain · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew

Aaron questions

What does the name Aaron mean?

Aaron means "uncertain; possibly exalted". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name of Moses's brother in the Old Testament. Its Hebrew etymology is uncertain; 'high mountain' and 'exalted' are common traditional explanations.

Is Aaron a boy or girl name?

Aaron is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aaron?

4,232 US babies were named Aaron in 2024. Its peak year was 1981.

How do you pronounce Aaron?

Aaron is usually pronounced AIR-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.