Fun Facts About the Name Aason
- 117 babies named Aason: U.S. records list 117 babies given the name Aason from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aason Mean?
Aason, meaning 'ridge' or 'hill,' is an anglicized spelling of the Norwegian surname Aasen, also written Åsen. That surname is topographic: it is built on Old Norse áss, 'ridge, hill,' and the Norwegian definite form Åsen means 'the ridge.' A name of this kind pointed to the farm or stretch of land a family lived on, so the literal sense is a feature of the landscape, not a wish or a virtue. Old Norse also had a homonym áss meaning 'god' (plural æsir), and that sense is sometimes read into the name, but the place-name meaning 'ridge' is the one behind Norwegian farm names such as Ås and Åsen. Aason is not the same name as the Hebrew Aaron, which has a separate origin, and because the exact spelling is not tied to a single documented line of descent, its meaning for any one family is uncertain.
Aason Name History & Origins
Norwegian farm names of the Ås and Åsen type go back to the Middle Ages, when families took their surnames from the land they worked. Norway replaced the written pair aa with the letter å in 1917, but many families kept the older Aa spelling, and Norwegians who emigrated to North America in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries generally carried that older form with them. Aasen, Aas, and Aaberg all appear in American records in these spellings, and Aason fits the same pattern of anglicized Norwegian surnames. In English-speaking countries such surnames were sometimes handed down as middle names and occasionally used as first names, which is how a land name can appear as a given name. The -son ending of the English spelling can also be read as a patronymic, 'son of Aas,' though the Norwegian farm-name sense is the better supported one. The name has stayed rare.
How Popular is the Name Aason?
Aason 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 2018. Its best rank was #6,347 in 2018.
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 | #9,724 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,949 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #7,739 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,263 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,092 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,604 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #7,645 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,347 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #8,139 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #8,818 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,575 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,641 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #12,278 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,289 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Aason Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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