NameTides

Aran

Aran was the #3,128 boys' name in the US in 2025 (38 babies), and #953 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Aran as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aran as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Aran as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,128 (38)#953 (32)#560 (5)—#329 (12)#2,269 (8)
2024#3,605 (31)#1,025 (29)#727 (3)—#302 (13)—
2023#3,347 (35)#890 (35)#614 (4)—#770 (3)#1,592 (12)
2022#3,278 (36)#949 (32)——#572 (5)#1,557 (12)
2021#6,698 (12)#1,004 (29)#437 (7)—#631 (4)#2,491 (6)
2020#3,811 (27)#962 (29)#711 (3)—#433 (8)#2,013 (8)
2019#3,347 (34)#974 (29)——#564 (5)#1,634 (11)
2018#3,891 (27)#749 (44)——#520 (6)#2,176 (7)
2017#3,518 (31)#861 (36)——#374 (10)#1,623 (11)
2016#4,470 (22)#712 (48)——#601 (4)#1,683 (10)
2015#4,407 (22)#807 (39)——#308 (14)#1,956 (8)
2014#3,532 (30)#632 (54)#680 (3)—#364 (11)#1,465 (12)
2013#4,313 (22)#637 (53)#520 (5)—#383 (10)#2,606 (5)
2012#3,371 (32)#866 (35)——#430 (8)—
2011#3,792 (27)#718 (44)——#490 (6)#1,467 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,128.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Aran is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 70,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aran by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Aran (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AranCanadaBoys#2,2698
AranEngland & WalesBoys#95332
AranIrelandBoys#32912
AranNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AranScotlandBoys#5605
AranUSGirls—too few
AranUSBoys#3,12838