Aram: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “high, exalted”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- AIR-um · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Aram is a biblical Hebrew name borne by a grandson of Noah and also the ancient Aramean region. It is also long used as an Armenian masculine name, though with separate cultural history.
How popular is Aram?
Babies named Aram in 2024111
2024 rank#1,617 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,274
Aram is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Aram
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Aram questions
What does the name Aram mean?
Aram means "high, exalted". It comes from Hebrew. Aram is a biblical Hebrew name borne by a grandson of Noah and also the ancient Aramean region. It is also long used as an Armenian masculine name, though with separate cultural history.
Is Aram a boy or girl name?
Aram is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Aram?
111 US babies were named Aram in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Aram?
Aram is usually pronounced AIR-um.
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.