Aaronjames
A masculine name of Semitic origin meaning "exalted bearer" or "high mountain".
Name Census estimates that about 98 living Americans carry the first name Aaronjames. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aaronjames today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aaronjames births was 2003 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aaronjames. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Aaronjames. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
98
~ 1 in 3,497,493 Americans
Peak year
2003
11 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2015 SSA rank
#12,090
Tracked since 1986
Popularity
Aaronjames: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aaronjames from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 44 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Aaronjames remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aaronjames 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 Aaronjames during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aaronjames' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Aaronjames
The name Aaronjames is a combination of two distinct names, Aaron and James, both of which have rich histories and origins.
Aaron is a name of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical figure Aaron, who was the brother of Moses and the first High Priest of the Israelites. The name is believed to have been derived from the Hebrew word "har" or "harah," meaning "mountain" or "mountaineer." It is also sometimes interpreted as meaning "high" or "exalted." The earliest recorded use of the name Aaron dates back to the Old Testament of the Bible, where Aaron is a central figure in the story of the Exodus and the giving of the Ten Commandments.
James, on the other hand, is a name of English origin, derived from the Hebrew name Jacob, which means "supplanter" or "one who follows." The name Jacob was later translated into Greek as "Iakobos," which eventually became the English "James." The name gained popularity in the Christian tradition due to its association with two of Jesus' apostles, James the son of Zebedee and James the son of Alphaeus.
While there are no known historical references specifically to the combined name Aaronjames, several notable individuals have borne the names Aaron and James separately throughout history. For example, Aaron the High Priest is a prominent figure in the Old Testament, and Saint James the Greater, one of the apostles of Jesus, is an important figure in Christianity.
Some notable individuals named Aaron include Aaron Burr (1756-1836), the third Vice President of the United States, and Aaron Copland (1900-1990), the renowned American composer. On the other hand, famous figures named James include James Madison (1751-1836), the fourth President of the United States, and James Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer best known for his improvements to the steam engine.
Other historical figures with the name Aaron include Aaron Ben Moses Ben Asher (c. 915-c. 960), a Jewish scribe and scholar from Tiberias who codified the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible, and Aaron of Lincoln (c. 1345-c. 1370), a Jewish financier and one of the wealthiest men in England during the 14th century. As for the name James, notable individuals include James I of Aragon (1208-1276), a King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the American artist known for his iconic painting "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1" (commonly known as "Whistler's Mother").
People
Aaronjames + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aaronjames 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
Aaronjames: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aaronjames?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 98 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aaronjames 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 3,497,493 US residents.
Is Aaronjames a common name?
We classify Aaronjames as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 100 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aaronjames most popular?
The single biggest year for Aaronjames was 2003, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aaronjames is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Aaronjames in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aaronjames a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aaronjames 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 Aaronjames still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aaronjames 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 Aaronjames 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Aaronjames as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Aaronjames at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.