Aaron
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew. From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian ꜥḥꜣ rw (“warrior lion”), though it has been suggested to also mean “elevated”, “exalted” or “high mountain”. Doublet of Harun.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Aaron (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Aaron has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 31 |
| 2007 | 35 |
| 2008 | 43 |
| 2009 | 40 |
| 2010 | 41 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| 2012 | 66 |
| 2013 | 55 |
| 2014 | 68 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 79 |
| 2017 | 82 |
| 2018 | 81 |
| 2019 | 96 |
| 2020 | 125 |
| 2021 | 117 |
| 2022 | 87 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 143 |
| 2000 | 159 |
| 2001 | 171 |
| 2002 | 195 |
| 2003 | 216 |
| 2004 | 242 |
| 2005 | 266 |
| 2006 | 310 |
| 2007 | 352 |
| 2008 | 403 |
| 2009 | 455 |
| 2010 | 505 |
| 2011 | 545 |
| 2012 | 624 |
| 2013 | 685 |
| 2014 | 759 |
| 2015 | 832 |
| 2016 | 930 |
| 2017 | 1,033 |
| 2018 | 1,127 |
| 2019 | 1,243 |
| 2020 | 1,385 |
Aaron in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Aaron.Hi! My name is Aaron.
- Har du träffat Aaron? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Aaron? He started working here on Monday.
- Aaron har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Aaron has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Aarons mamma är lärare.Aaron's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Aarons mamma is Aaron's mum.
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What does the name Aaron mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew. From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian ꜥḥꜣ rw (“warrior lion”), though it has been suggested to also mean “elevated”, “exalted” or “high mountain”. Doublet of Harun.
How popular is Aaron in Sweden?
87 babies were named Aaron in 2022. In 2020, 1,385 people in Sweden had Aaron as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.