Fun Facts About the Name Aharon
- More than 2 thousand babies named Aharon: U.S. records list 2,581 babies given the name Aharon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aharon Mean?
Aharon is the Hebrew form of the name that appears in English as Aaron. Its etymology is not settled. The explanation most often cited connects it to the Hebrew word har ("mountain"), giving a sense such as "high mountain" or "mountaineer," but the exact derivation is disputed.
A competing proposal treats the name as coming from Egyptian rather than Hebrew, and no single explanation has gained general acceptance. Later symbolic readings have glossed it as "exalted," "teacher," or "spokesman," but these are interpretive associations rather than a literal translation. Because the root is uncertain, the meaning is best given as unresolved.
Aharon Name History & Origins
Aharon (אַהֲרֹן) is the Hebrew name of the brother of Moses and Miriam and the first high priest of Israel in the Torah. He appears throughout Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, where he serves as Moses's spokesman before Pharaoh and is consecrated with his sons to the priesthood. This biblical figure is the earliest documented context for the name.
From Hebrew the name passed into Greek as Ἀαρών and into Latin as Aaron, the form carried through the Vulgate and into English Bibles. The Latin and English Aaron became a common given name in the Christian West, while Aharon remained the Hebrew form used in Jewish worship and, later, in Hebrew-speaking communities. The name is thus shared by two traditions that differ mainly in transliteration and pronunciation rather than in origin.
How Popular is the Name Aharon?
Aharon 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 2021. Its best rank was #1,564 in 1990.
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 | #2,077 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 2024 | #1,847 | 87 | 0.0051% |
| 2023 | #1,910 | 82 | 0.0048% |
| 2022 | #1,802 | 90 | 0.0052% |
| 2021 | #1,721 | 94 | 0.0054% |
| 2020 | #1,912 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 2019 | #2,020 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 2018 | #1,733 | 89 | 0.0049% |
| 2017 | #2,066 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 2016 | #1,875 | 79 | 0.0042% |
| 2015 | #1,779 | 85 | 0.0044% |
| 2014 | #2,117 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #2,205 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #2,381 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2011 | #1,968 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 2010 | #2,239 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 2009 | #1,974 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 2008 | #2,585 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #2,257 | 58 | 0.0028% |
| 2006 | #2,176 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #2,494 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2004 | #2,238 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2003 | #2,006 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 2002 | #1,889 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 2001 | #2,051 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2000 | #2,298 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #2,023 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 1998 | #1,833 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1997 | #2,060 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1996 | #2,443 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #2,026 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1994 | #2,260 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #2,350 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | #1,777 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #1,744 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1990 | #1,564 | 53 | 0.0026% |
| 1989 | #1,858 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1988 | #1,848 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #2,334 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,361 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #2,505 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #2,159 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #1,823 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1982 | #2,112 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #2,087 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #2,731 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #2,671 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #2,569 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #2,667 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #2,708 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,905 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,840 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #3,966 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,663 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,840 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,366 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,049 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,320 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,290 | 7 | 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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