Aharon

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly exalted or high mountain
Origin: Hebrew — Original form of Aaron

Boy's name · #2077 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Aharon reached its best rank, #1564, in 1990 and ranked #2077 in 2025. Roughly 2,600 boys have been named Aharon since 1959.

Across the states

In recent years, Aharon ran 6–10× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Aharon ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,753 in France (2025) · #2,664 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,933 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #1,813 in Austria (2023) · #2,989 in Italy (2022).

Famous Aharons

Aharon Ipalé — Israeli actor (1941–2016)
Aharon Barak — Former President of the Supreme Court of Israel (born 1936)
Aharon Appelfeld — Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor (1932–2018)
Aharon Katzir — Israeli scientist (1914–1972)
Aharon Zisling — Israeli politician (1901–1964)

What Aharons become

Among 169 notable people named Aharon:

Military figures appear 3.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aharon Haliva, Israeli Major general (born 1967).

Similar names: Haroon · Yaakov · Arrow · Yehoshua · Elon · Baron

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