Aharon
Aharon אַהֲרֹן is the masculine given name original spelling, commonly in Israel, of the later version Aaron, prominent biblical figure in the Old Testament, "Of the Mountains", or "Mountaineer". There are other variants including "Ahron" and "Aron". Aharon is also occasionally a patronymic surname, usually with the hyphenated prefix "Ben-".
Meaning & Origin of Aharon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aharon אַהֲרֹן is the masculine given name original spelling, commonly in Israel, of the later version Aaron, prominent biblical figure in the Old Testament, "Of the Mountains", or "Mountaineer". There are other variants including "Ahron" and "Aron". Aharon is also occasionally a patronymic surname, usually with the hyphenated prefix "Ben-".
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The Story of Aharon
Aharon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1959, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 94 Aharons were born — ranking #1,721 that year. As of 2026, Aharon ranks #1,845 for baby boys with 88 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 3K Aharons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aharon
Aharon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Aharon's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,564. Use the chart and map above to compare Aharon'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 .
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