Aaron

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Arun in IN India, FI Finland, TH Thailand, אהרון in IL Israel, PL Poland, Arron in HU Hungary and Aran in TR Türkiye.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Aaron is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name101K records spelled Aaron6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada

  Also written Aarón, Áaron, Aáron, Aäron, Aa͏̈ron

• Finnish given name42K records spelled Aaron12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Hungary, Estonia

  Languages: Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian

  Also written Aarón, Aäron, Ãarõñ, Ãaron, Áaron

• Hindi given name34K records spelled Aaron32 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, India, Malaysia

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Bangla

  Also written Aron, Aarón, Aarun, Earn, Arn

• Vietnamese given name10K records spelled Aaron5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Spain

  Languages: Vietnamese, Khmer

  Also written Aarón, Aäron, Aáron

• Thai given name10K records spelled Aaron47 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Thailand, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Aon, Aarón, อาร้อน, อารอน, Arron

• Greek given name7.4K records spelled Aaron8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States, United Kingdom, Spain

  Also written Aharon, Aarón, Ααρων, Ãaron, Άαρων

• Turkish given name5.5K records spelled Aaron22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, Türkiye

  Languages: Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek

  Also written Аарон, Aarón, Aäron, Aaroñ, Äärön

67 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Aaron is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The etymology is uncertain; while often associated with Hebrew roots meaning 'exalted' or 'mountain of strength', modern scholarship suggests it is likely of Egyptian origin, similar to the name Moses.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• A classic biblical name representing strength, leadership, and priestly dignity.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In English, name of the brother of Moses; rare in medieval England and usually Jewish; first attested Aaron Iudeus 1189 DC (L)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In French, From Hebrew ʾAharon, biblical name of uncertain origin; possibly Egyptian.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Arabic, Aaron; brother of Moses, biblical/Qur'anic prophet.

  as a name·African Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Aaron Coplandb. 1900USAmerican composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)
• Aaron Klugb. 1926GBBritish chemist and biophysicist
• Elvis Aaron Presleyb. 1935USAmerican singer and actor (1935–1977)
• Aaron Ciechanoverb. 1947ILIsraeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate
• Aaron Eckhartb. 1968USAmerican actor (born 1968)
• Aaron Paulb. 1979USAmerican actor
• Ben Shapirob. 1984USnot in their usual nameAmerican conservative political commentator
• Aaron Swartzb. 1986USAmerican computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986–2013)
• Aaron Carterb. 1987USAmerican pop singer, actor and songwriter (1987–2022)
• Aaron Taylor-Johnsonb. 1990GBEnglish actor (born 1990)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,688 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Aaron?

We estimate roughly 1.4 million people bear Aaron (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Aaron have the most bearers?

Aaron is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled arun.

Where is Aaron most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Aaron is densest in France — about 1 in 134 people — even though India holds more of our records for it.

How common is Aaron compared with other names?

In India, Aaron is the 69th most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

Is Aaron a male or female name?

Aaron is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Aaron mean?

Recorded meaning: from the male personal name Aaron, from Hebrew Aharon, traditionally interpreted as “mountain of strength”