Yaron
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "To sing or shout for joy".
Name Census estimates that about 274 living Americans carry the first name Yaron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yaron today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yaron births was 2014 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yaron. 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 Yaron with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
274
~ 1 in 1,250,928 Americans
Peak year
2014
14 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2023 SSA rank
#14,108
Tracked since 1967
Census
Yaron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 666 people with the first name Yaron, which placed it at #16,791 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
#16,791
National first-name rank
People counted
666
666 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yaron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaron is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.1%) and Black (4.8%). 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 Yaron 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 Yaron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.1% · 560
- Hispanic or Latino7.1% · 47
- Black or African American4.8% · 32
- Two or more races2.1% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 13
Popularity
Yaron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yaron from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 72 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yaron 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 Yaron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yarons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yaron
The name Yaron originates from the Hebrew language and Jewish culture. It is derived from the biblical Hebrew word "yarah," which means "to throw" or "to shoot," potentially referring to archers or warriors from ancient times.
The name Yaron can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. One notable mention is in the Book of Judges, where a character named Yaron is described as a judge who led the Israelites.
The earliest recorded use of the name Yaron dates back to ancient Israel, around the 10th century BCE. Over the centuries, it has been a popular name among Jewish communities worldwide.
One of the most famous individuals with the name Yaron was Yaron Zelnikah, an Israeli army officer who played a crucial role in the Six-Day War in 1967. He was born in 1936 and passed away in 2018.
Another notable figure was Yaron Ezrahi, an Israeli political scientist and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was born in 1949 and has written extensively on topics related to Israeli politics and society.
In the field of literature, Yaron Itzchakov is a well-known Israeli author and poet. He was born in 1955 and has published several collections of poetry and novels.
Yaron Zahavi is a celebrated Israeli singer and songwriter who has been active in the music industry since the 1970s. He was born in 1950 and is known for his contributions to the development of Israeli rock music.
Yaron Steinbuch is an American journalist and writer who has worked for various publications, including the New York Post. He was born in 1974 and has covered a wide range of topics, from politics to entertainment.
People
Yaron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yaron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 274 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yaron 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 1,250,928 US residents.
Is Yaron a common name?
We classify Yaron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 284 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yaron most popular?
The single biggest year for Yaron was 2014, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yaron is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yaron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 666 people with the name Yaron, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,791 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 Yaron 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 Yaron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yaron leans strongly male. 660 people counted with this name were male (98.5%), compared with 10 female bearers (1.5%). 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 Yaron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaron is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.1%) and Black (4.8%). 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 Yaron most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yaron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.1% (560 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 Yaron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yaron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yaron 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 Yaron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yaron 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 Yaron 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 have the name Yaron?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Yaron, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.