Aran
Aran was the 3130th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 2287th; the most babies were born in 2025 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,283 places. More babies were named Aran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,130 boys, up 688 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202538 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,001babies recorded
Aran popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 27 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,130 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,818 | 27 |
| 2010 | #4,374 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,591 | 16 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #3,855 | 10 |
| 1970 | #4,251 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aran, counting every spelling?
Aran has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Aran?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aran (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aran born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aran?
About 900 people born in the US named Aran are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 32. That makes Aran mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aran by state
How common Aran was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aran
How popular is the name Aran?
Aran was the 3130th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 2287th; the most babies were born in 2025 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,283 places. More babies were named Aran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aran in the US.
Where is Aran most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aran was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.