Aram

given name · English · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Aram is a given name, most frequently recorded in Armenia, where it is the 11th most common given name. It appears chiefly in English and Hindi, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: Aram is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "elevated place" or "fortress".

rarermore common
  • AMArmenia1 in 110◐
  • GEGeorgia1 in 4.6K
  • SYSyria1 in 31K

carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.

≈7.8K ●

across 12 countries

3 ●

recorded for this name

Sources
259 ●

43K records

Official registry-verified

1 in 4.6K ◐

Georgia

Spellings & scripts●

AramLatin · English●24K records
ᲐრამGeorgian · Georgian●1.5K records
ԱրամArmenian · Armenian●1.4K records

Locally spelled Არამ in GE Georgia.

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●

Aram is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "elevated place" or "fortress." In the Old Testament, Aram is mentioned as a descendant of Asher. The name carries a sense of strength and nobility, and while historically masculine, it is sometimes used for any gender today.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world●

Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.

Where Aram is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
AM Armenia#116,1183.4K rec.—305Aram86
US United States—3,58425K rec.1 in 93K3.6KAram259
NL Netherlands—2,535469 rec.—388Aram41
GB United Kingdom—1,8822K rec.——Aram78
DE Germany—1,7041.8K rec.——Aram100
SE Sweden—1,350△228 rec.1 in 7.6K1.4KAram36
RU Russia—1,103713 rec.——Aram77
CA Canada—1,094933 rec.—1Aram70
SY Syria—1,0621.4K rec.——Aram14
GE Georgia#602868743 rec.1 in 4.6K868Არამ23
IQ Iraq—854654 rec.——Aram46
AU Australia—836991 rec.——Aram74

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Languages●

  • English24K22%
  • Hindi17K16%
  • Armenian11K10%
  • Spanish11K10%
  • Turkish5.9K5%
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Languages in which the name is recorded
NameRecordsNote
English23,70822%
Hindi17,09616%
Armenian11,13710%
Spanish11,12810%
Turkish5,8905%

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◐

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

  • Spanish given name23K records spelled Aram14 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Mexico, Spain, United States

    Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

    Also written Arám, Áram, Āram, Âŕàm, Ąŕäm

  • Hindi given name20K records spelled Aram4 spellings in the group

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

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Marathi

  • Turkish given name7.2K records spelled Aram4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Türkiye, United States, Syria, Iraq

    Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen

    Also written Ãräm

  • a separate given name6.2K records spelled Aram5 spellings in the group

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

    Also written Ārām, A-Ram, Ar̲am, Aràm

  • Russian given name3.9K records spelled Aram24 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek

    Also written Арам, Ерем, Эрем, Араму, Ерём

  • Hebrew given name1.4K records spelled Aram6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Israel, United States, United Kingdom, Iraq

    Also written אראם, ארם, Erem, Arem, Arm

  • Thai given name1.3K records spelled Aram53 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Thailand, Laos, United States, India

    Languages: Thai, Lao

    Also written อร่าม, อาราม, อรม, อารมภ์, Iram

49 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●

Aram 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 name Aram is of Hebrew origin and means "exalted," "high," or "elevated." It is also associated with the term for a high region or highland.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'high' or 'exalted'.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Represents the ancestral lineage of the Aramean nations and Syria in biblical geography.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • In English, from Arram in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, or perhaps from Averham, Nottinghamshire; first attested Henry Arowme 1456 FrY

    as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames

  • In English, Henry Arowme 1456, Robert Arwome 1500 FrY; Robert Aram 1649 RothwellPR (Y). From Arram in Leconfleld (ERY), or perhaps from Averham (Nt), Aram 1280.

    as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames

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●

050100150192019401960198020002020105 · 2024

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Aram in SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present), United States, 1912–2025
Yearrecords
19125
19137
19149
191519
191612
191719
191911
19208
192116
192228
192324
192419
192511
192614
192711
192818
192920
193015
193110
193216
19337
19345
193511
19366
193711
19397
19407
19429
19435
19448
19465
19496
19508
19518
19525
19539
19548
19557
19567
19579
195820
195910
196012
196116
196211
196315
196414
196514
196616
196714
196816
196930
197025
197120
197226
197334
197415
197518
197624
197723
197833
197940
198031
198131
198231
198327
198442
198539
198631
198729
198831
198934
199030
199130
199236
199338
199444
199544
199641
199749
199841
199947
200049
200153
200254
200347
200459
200554
200654
200763
200841
200948
201043
201148
201255
201356
201459
201566
201675
201789
201864
2019101
202072
202175
202277
2023100
2024105
202591

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 108 years between 1912–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

100012001400160018002000Aram Shah, b. 1176Aram Manukian, b. 1879Aram Yerganian, b. 1900Aram Khachaturian, b. 1903Aram Avakian, b. 1926Aram Chobanian, b. 1929Aram I, b. 1947Aram Sargsyan, b. 1961Aram Mp3, b. 1984Shin A-lam, b. 1986
  • Aram Shahb. 1176IN2nd Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate
  • Aram Manukianb. 1879AZArmenian revolutionary, politician and general who managed and led the Van Resistance and instrumented the founding of the First Republic of Armenia (1879–1919)
  • Aram Yerganianb. 1900ARArmenian assassin (1900–1934)
  • Aram Khachaturianb. 1903RUSoviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)
  • Aram Avakianb. 1926USAmerican film director, screenwriter and film editor (1926–1987)
  • Aram Chobanianb. 1929USAmerican academic administrator
  • Aram Ib. 1947LBCatholicoi of Cilicia
  • Aram Sargsyanb. 1961AMArmenian political figure (born 1961)
  • Aram Mp3b. 1984AMArmenian singer and comedian (born 1984)
  • Shin A-lamb. 1986KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean épée fencer

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●

Attested in 77 sources across 37 countries.

Official registers attesting Aram
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20203.6K#4,737
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—1.4K#1,388
NO NorwaySSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)—1K#1,626
SE SwedenSCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)2020849—
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—659#3,807
ES SpainINE — Nombres más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal)—563#1,933
NL NetherlandsMeertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (live per-name BRP counts, 1790-2017)—388#3,762
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020341#63,263
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)2026303#978
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024)2024290#1,141
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010289#68,122
NO NorwaySSB PxWebApi — Persons/Last names by year (StatBank tables 10501/12891)2025286—

Reference works 6

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 794 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Aram?
We estimate roughly 7.8 thousand people bear Aram (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.
In which country does Aram have the most bearers?
Aram is most frequently recorded in Armenia, where it is most often spelled aram.
How common is Aram compared with other names?
In Armenia, Aram is the 11th most common given name of 3,604 given names recorded there.
Is Aram a male or female name?
Aram 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 Aram mean?
Recorded meaning: Aram is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "elevated place" or "fortress."
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About this data

● measured from records◐ inferred from the name graph○ machine-generated

Data snapshot . Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Aram” — the 11th most common given name in Armenia. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.

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