Boy’s name · American English, Hebrew

Ahron

How to say it: uh-RON · /əˈrɑːn/

Modern respelling of Aaron, Hebrew meaning 'high mountain' - biblical name with altered spelling.

Ahron was the 82nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 70 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 40% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #108 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#82for boys in 2025
1 in 721US babies
70born in 2025
#108projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
1 in 31chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ahron
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#82
Babies born in 202570
Share of births1 in 721
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−40%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#108
In France, 2025#24 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ahron is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 34 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ahron is about 1 in 31.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.

In France: #24 for boys in 2025.

Famous people named Ahron

  • Ahron Daum (1951–2018)Modern-Orthodox rabbi and writer
  • Ahron Bregman (born 1958)Israeli journalist and political scientist

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