Thirty years of Aaron
Aaron in numbers
Aaron peaked in 1998 with 2,512 boys and has fallen since, to 287 in 2025. Its biggest three-year fall came between 1998 and 2001, from 2,512 to 1,776. It ranked 33rd in 1996, reached 31st in 1998 and ranks 180th now. On average it was given to 2,418 boys a year in the late 1990s, 1,641 in the 2000s, 824 in the 2010s and 390 in the 2020s so far.
† Shapes, averages and turning points are Baby Data calculations from the ONS counts.
Similar spellings in the 2025 list†: Aryan (151), Aron (77), Aren (49), Arian (40), Arin (40). Matched by their letters, not by meaning or origin. ONS counts each spelling separately, so these are not added to Aaron.
Milestones
First year in each bandChange
- On last year-14%333 to 287
- 5 years-39%468 to 287
- 10 years-63%773 to 287
- 20 years-82%1,557 to 287
- Since 1996-89%2,511 to 287
- Total, 1996 to 202536,653boys
† All changes and totals are Baby Data calculations from ONS counts. A total adds only the published years.
Across the three nations, 2025
Each from its own statistics office, never added togetherRank 180 · ONS · 333 in 2024
Rank 95 · NRS · 45 in 2024
Rank 169 · NISRA · 11 in 2024
England and Wales (ONS) count births in the calendar year; Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland (NISRA) count births registered in the year. Each comes from its own statistics office and they are never added together.
Year by year, 1996 to 2025 Show all 30 yearsHide the table
| Year | Rank | Babies | Change† | 1 in X† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | 287 | -14% | 1 in 1,048 |
| 2024 | 154 | 333 | -7% | 1 in 916 |
| 2023 | 146 | 360 | -12% | 1 in 842 |
| 2022 | =135 | 410 | -15% | 1 in 758 |
| 2021 | =119 | 481 | +3% | 1 in 666 |
| 2020 | 120 | 468 | -14% | 1 in 672 |
| 2019 | 113 | 543 | +0% | 1 in 606 |
| 2018 | 113 | 543 | -16% | 1 in 622 |
| 2017 | 101 | 646 | -8% | 1 in 539 |
| 2016 * | 95 | 704 | -9% | 1 in 506 |
| 2015 | 87 | 773 | -6% | 1 in 463 |
| 2014 | 80 | 819 | +5% | 1 in 436 |
| 2013 | 81 | 778 | -19% | 1 in 461 |
| 2012 | 69 | 959 | -16% | 1 in 390 |
| 2011 | 58 | 1,147 | -13% | 1 in 323 |
| 2010 | 55 | 1,326 | -2% | 1 in 280 |
| 2009 | 54 | 1,354 | -1% | 1 in 267 |
| 2008 | 55 | 1,362 | -10% | 1 in 266 |
| 2007 | 49 | 1,509 | -7% | 1 in 235 |
| 2006 | 44 | 1,620 | +4% | 1 in 211 |
| 2005 | 45 | 1,557 | -9% | 1 in 212 |
| 2004 | 41 | 1,720 | +5% | 1 in 191 |
| 2003 | 43 | 1,636 | -14% | 1 in 195 |
| 2002 | 36 | 1,902 | +7% | 1 in 161 |
| 2001 | 40 | 1,776 | -10% | 1 in 172 |
| 2000 | 36 | 1,969 | -8% | 1 in 157 |
| 1999 | 36 | 2,151 | -14% | 1 in 148 |
| 1998 | 31 | 2,512 | +1% | 1 in 130 |
| 1997 | 32 | 2,497 | -1% | 1 in 132 |
| 1996 | 33 | 2,511 | 1 in 133 |
* ONS’s boys’ 2016 file repeats the October total as September, so the 2016 births total is about 932 too low and 1 in X for 2016 is slightly too low. Rank follows ONS: names with the same count share a rank (shown with =). “Under 3” means the name was given to fewer than 3 babies that year, so ONS did not publish it.
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; National Records of Scotland; NISRA. Exact spellings are counted separately and names given to fewer than 3 babies are not published. Figures marked † are Baby Data calculations. How we calculate