Aron
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Aron (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Aron has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. 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 | 37 |
| 1999 | 43 |
| 2000 | 61 |
| 2001 | 49 |
| 2002 | 70 |
| 2003 | 71 |
| 2004 | 76 |
| 2005 | 87 |
| 2006 | 87 |
| 2007 | 114 |
| 2008 | 98 |
| 2009 | 108 |
| 2010 | 91 |
| 2011 | 106 |
| 2012 | 108 |
| 2013 | 126 |
| 2014 | 121 |
| 2015 | 118 |
| 2016 | 133 |
| 2017 | 126 |
| 2018 | 147 |
| 2019 | 161 |
| 2020 | 195 |
| 2021 | 200 |
| 2022 | 197 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,011 |
| 2000 | 1,055 |
| 2001 | 1,101 |
| 2002 | 1,148 |
| 2003 | 1,210 |
| 2004 | 1,274 |
| 2005 | 1,343 |
| 2006 | 1,417 |
| 2007 | 1,542 |
| 2008 | 1,653 |
| 2009 | 1,766 |
| 2010 | 1,854 |
| 2011 | 1,956 |
| 2012 | 2,062 |
| 2013 | 2,188 |
| 2014 | 2,326 |
| 2015 | 2,452 |
| 2016 | 2,593 |
| 2017 | 2,754 |
| 2018 | 2,913 |
| 2019 | 3,084 |
| 2020 | 3,280 |
Aron in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Aron.Hi! My name is Aron.
- Aron bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Aron lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Aron har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Aron has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Arons mamma är lärare.Aron's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Arons mamma is Aron's mum.
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Questions about Aron
How do you pronounce Aron in Swedish?
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What does the name Aron mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew.
How popular is Aron in Sweden?
197 babies were named Aron in 2022. In 2020, 3,280 people in Sweden had Aron as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 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.