Aaron Brooks
There are approximately 465 people named Aaron Brooks living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 737,106 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Aaron with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brooks. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
465
1 in 737,106
Named Aaron
570K
Alive today
Named Brooks
280K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 570K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 34
Top Census group: White (63.0%)
Estimated bearers: 280K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #85
Per 100K: 81.67
Top ancestry: White (57.7%)
First name trend
Aaron: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Aaron. The peak year was 1989 with 15,410 births. The average person named Aaron today is 34 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aaron
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Aaron, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 63.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aaron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Aaron at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White63.0% · 311,193
- Hispanic or Latino16.4% · 80,993
- Black or African American11.7% · 57,723
- Two or more races4.2% · 20,742
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 19,377
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 4,215
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Brooks surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brooks, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 57.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brooks described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Brooks at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White57.7% · 140,964
- Black or African American32.5% · 79,432
- Two or more races5.0% · 12,090
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 8,382
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,801
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,447
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Aaron has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1662% of the US population, based on 569,711 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Aaron right now.
The surname Brooks appears at a rate of 81.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0817%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 465 people with the full name Aaron Brooks. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Aaron
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FAQ
Aaron Brooks: questions and answers
How many people are named Aaron Brooks?
We estimate approximately 465 people in the United States share the full name Aaron Brooks. That works out to about 1 in 737,106 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1662%) with the surname frequency (81.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Aaron Brooks?
We classify Aaron Brooks as "Very Rare". About 1 in 737,106 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Aaron a male or female name?
Aaron is predominantly male. Out of 614,747 total SSA registrations, 99.3% were male and 0.7% were female. See the full Aaron profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Aaron Brooks?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.