Aron

Aron: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain; traditionally high mountain”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
AIR-ən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Variant of Aaron. Aaron's etymology is uncertain; a traditional explanation is 'high mountain' or 'exalted,' though the original meaning is not securely known.

How popular is Aron?

202497.0 per million US babies
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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 Aron in 2024322

2024 rank#779 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188021,209

Aron has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Aron

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • 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
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Aron questions

What does the name Aron mean?

Aron means "uncertain; traditionally high mountain". It comes from Hebrew. Variant of Aaron. Aaron's etymology is uncertain; a traditional explanation is 'high mountain' or 'exalted,' though the original meaning is not securely known.

Is Aron a boy or girl name?

Aron is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aron?

322 US babies were named Aron in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Aron?

Aron is usually pronounced AIR-ən.

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.