Fun Facts About the Name Aaran
- 264 babies named Aaran: U.S. records list 264 babies given the name Aaran from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aaran Mean?
Aaran is an English spelling variant of Aaron, a name of Hebrew origin. The Hebrew form is Aharon (אַהֲרֹן). The exact meaning of Aharon is uncertain. A common traditional explanation connects it with a Hebrew word for mountain, giving the sense high mountain or mountain of strength. Another traditional gloss is exalted. These are customary interpretations rather than a firmly established literal translation. In Jewish and Christian tradition, Aaron's role as the first high priest added symbolic associations with priesthood and service, but those associations are later than the name itself. Because Aaran is a variant spelling, it shares Aaron's uncertain etymology and does not have a separate meaning.
Aaran Name History & Origins
The name Aaron comes from the Hebrew Bible, where Aharon is the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. The name passed into Greek as Aarōn and into Latin as Aaron, and it entered English through biblical tradition. Aaron has been used as a given name in Jewish communities and in English-speaking countries. Aaran is an alternative English spelling of that same name, not a distinct biblical form. The doubled a is a spelling variation; it does not point to a different Hebrew root. The spelling Aaran appears in English-speaking use, but its history is the history of Aaron rather than a separate line of development.
How Popular is the Name Aaran?
Aaran has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #4,056 in 1973.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,011 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #12,304 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #6,515 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #7,262 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #6,335 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #10,601 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #8,137 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,603 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #5,291 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #7,048 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,538 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #7,560 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,811 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #9,691 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,864 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,763 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #8,732 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #6,976 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,902 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,341 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #8,209 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #5,656 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,844 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #9,266 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,791 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #5,867 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,237 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #6,940 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,620 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #4,056 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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