Aeron
Little fire or fiery one, derived from the Welsh word "aer".
Name Census estimates that about 669 living Americans carry the first name Aeron. It is a predominantly male name (90.5% of registrations). The average person named Aeron today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aeron births was 1994 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aeron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aeron with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
669
~ 1 in 512,338 Americans
Peak year
1994
26 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2023 SSA rank
#8,274
Tracked since 1970
Census
Aeron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 824 people with the first name Aeron, which placed it at #14,328 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,328
National first-name rank
People counted
824
824 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aeron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aeron is White at 54.7%. The next largest groups are Black (14.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aeron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aeron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.7% · 451
- Black or African American14.1% · 116
- Asian and Pacific Islander12.4% · 102
- Hispanic or Latino11.9% · 98
- Two or more races5.9% · 49
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 8
Gender
Gender distribution for Aeron
Aeron leans heavily male at 90.5% of total registrations, but 65 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Aeron as a male name
- Ranked #8,274 in 2023
- 9 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1994 (26 births)
Aeron as a female name
- Ranked #16,296 in 2016
- 5 female births in 2016
- Peak: 1999 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aeron leans strongly male. 669 people counted with this name were male (81.0%), compared with 157 female bearers (19.0%).
Popularity
Aeron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aeron from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 181 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aeron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aeron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aerons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Aeron, while Texas, New York, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aeron
The name Aeron has its origins in the Welsh language and culture. It is a variant spelling of the name Aaron, which is derived from the Hebrew name Aharon. The name Aharon is thought to have roots in the ancient Egyptian word 'arn', meaning 'high mountain' or 'exalted'.
In the Hebrew Bible, Aaron was the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of the Israelites. His name appears frequently throughout the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, detailing his role in leading the Israelites out of Egypt and serving as a mediator between them and God.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Aeron was Aeron ap Rhys (c. 1540-1617), a Welsh landowner and member of the gentry from Pembrokeshire. Another notable figure was Aeron Richard (1805-1887), a Welsh Congregationalist minister and author who wrote extensively on Welsh history and culture.
In the 20th century, Aeron Edwards (1914-1999) was a Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales at the international level and later became a prominent sports commentator. Aeron Clement (1923-2010) was a Welsh actor best known for his roles in films such as Zulu (1964) and The Elephant Man (1980).
More recently, Aeron Sayers (born 1966) is a Canadian engineer and former NASA astronaut who flew on two Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s. He was the first person of Welsh descent to walk in space.
While the name Aeron is not as common as its parent name Aaron, it has been used throughout history, particularly in Wales and other parts of the United Kingdom, as a variant spelling or form of the more widely recognized Hebrew name.
People
Aeron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aeron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aeron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aeron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 669 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aeron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 512,338 US residents.
Is Aeron a common name?
We classify Aeron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 685 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aeron most popular?
The single biggest year for Aeron was 1994, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aeron is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aeron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 824 people with the name Aeron, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,328 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aeron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aeron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aeron leans strongly male. 669 people counted with this name were male (81.0%), compared with 157 female bearers (19.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aeron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aeron is White at 54.7%. The next largest groups are Black (14.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aeron most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aeron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.7% (451 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aeron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aeron a male name?
Yes, 90.5% of people registered as Aeron in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aeron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aeron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aeron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Aeron?
Want to know how many people share the name Aeron? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.