Aaro
Aaro is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Estonian.
- Finnish
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Aaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aaro is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Estonian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Estonian
The Story of Aaro
The earliest SSA record of Aaro as a baby boy name dates back to 2012, when 10 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Aaro — #4,625 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Aaro on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2025, Aaro ranks #7,854 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-50%). All told, over 149 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Aaro
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aaro. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Aaro
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About the name Aaro
Aaro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 149 births in the dataset. Aaro's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,625. Use the chart and map above to compare Aaro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.