Aaryn
A feminine name of uncertain origin, perhaps from Irish Aaron meaning "little rock".
Name Census estimates that about 2,177 living Americans carry the first name Aaryn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 64.9% of registrations being female. The average person named Aaryn today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aaryn births was 2014 (109 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aaryn. 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 Aaryn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Aaryn sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 157,443 Americans
Peak year
2014
109 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,184
Tracked since 1973
Census
Aaryn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,603 people with the first name Aaryn, which placed it at #8,887 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
#8,887
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,603 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aaryn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaryn is White at 43.2%. The next largest groups are Black (36.1%) and Hispanic (9.2%). 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 Aaryn 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 Aaryn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.2% · 693
- Black or African American36.1% · 579
- Hispanic or Latino9.2% · 147
- Two or more races7.6% · 122
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 42
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 20
Gender
Gender distribution for Aaryn
Aaryn is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 2,220 total registrations, 779 (35.1%) were male and 1,441 (64.9%) were female.
Aaryn as a male name
- Ranked #7,729 in 2024
- 10 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2014 (39 births)
Aaryn as a female name
- Ranked #4,184 in 2024
- 34 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2014 (70 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Aaryn on both sides of the split. Of the 1,606 people counted with this name, 588 were male (36.6%) and 1,018 were female (63.4%).
Popularity
Aaryn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aaryn from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 746 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Aaryn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aaryn 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 Aaryn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aaryns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Texas, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Aaryn, while New York, Missouri, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aaryn
The name Aaryn is a modern variation of the traditional Hebrew name Aaron. The name Aaron has its roots in ancient Hebrew, derived from the word "har" meaning "mountain" or "high" and "on" meaning "strong" or "exalted." The name was borne by the biblical figure Aaron, the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of the Israelites.
Aaryn is a relatively new spelling variation that emerged in the late 20th century, likely influenced by the growing popularity of creative name spellings and the desire for unique yet recognizable names. While the spelling differs, the name retains the core meaning and heritage of its Hebrew origins.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Aaron can be found in the Old Testament of the Bible, where Aaron is portrayed as a prominent figure in the Exodus narrative and the establishment of the Israelite priesthood. The name also appears in various ancient Hebrew texts and historical records from the region.
One of the most notable historical figures named Aaron was Aaron ben Samuel, a 12th-century Jewish astronomer and mathematician from Provence, France, who made significant contributions to the study of planetary motion and the development of astronomical tables.
Another prominent individual bearing the name was Aaron Burr, an American statesman and politician who served as the third Vice President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1805. He was born in 1756 and died in 1836.
In the realm of literature, Aaron Hill was an English dramatist, poet, and author born in 1685 and died in 1750, known for his work "The Fair Inconstant" and his contributions to the development of English poetry.
Aaron Copland, an American composer born in 1900 and died in 1990, is revered for his distinctive style that blended elements of classical and folk music, and his notable works such as "Appalachian Spring" and "Rodeo."
Aaron Douglas, an African American painter and influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance, was born in 1899 and died in 1979. His vibrant murals and paintings celebrated African American culture and heritage, making him an iconic figure in American art history.
People
Aaryn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aaryn 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
Aaryn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aaryn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,177 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aaryn 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 157,443 US residents.
Is Aaryn a common name?
We classify Aaryn as "Rare". It ranks above 94% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,220 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aaryn most popular?
The single biggest year for Aaryn was 2014, when 109 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aaryn is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aaryn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,603 people with the name Aaryn, or 0.53 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,887 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 Aaryn 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 Aaryn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Aaryn on both sides of the split. Of the 1,606 people counted with this name, 588 were male (36.6%) and 1,018 were female (63.4%). 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 Aaryn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaryn is White at 43.2%. The next largest groups are Black (36.1%) and Hispanic (9.2%). 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 Aaryn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aaryn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.2% (693 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 Aaryn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aaryn a female name?
Yes, 64.9% of people registered as Aaryn in the SSA data are female. 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 Aaryn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aaryn 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 Aaryn 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 Americans are named Aaryn?
See how many people share the name Aaryn on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.