Aaron is a highly popular boys' name in United States, ranking #47 in 2017 with 7,218 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 11,971 births ranking #34. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 39.7%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 256 boys born was named Aaron. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Aaron is an ancient Hebrew name best known from the Bible. Its exact meaning is debated, so it is safer to describe the name as having an uncertain meaning than to present one explanation as settled.
In biblical tradition, Aaron was the brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites. The name stayed in long use in Jewish communities and later spread widely through Christian and Islamic traditions as well.