Aaron vs Blair
Aaron and Blaircompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1996, Aaron was ranked #46 and Blair #92 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #114 and Blair #59 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Blair #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Aaron was ranked #161 and Blair #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Aaron and Blair over time
Aaron and Blair appear together in 3 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Blair in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Aaron and Blair averaged 40.5 places apart, ending at #46 and #92.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aaron #31 in 1998, Blair #678 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Blair in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Blair #678 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Blair #1758.
New Zealand · Boys28 shared years, 1968–1996
Aaron held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Blair in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #8 in 1972, Blair #41 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Aaron #46, Blair #92.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2004–2023
Aaron held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Blair in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #14 in 2004, Blair #264 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aaron #161, Blair #395.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aaron | Blair |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Blair does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Blair.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Blair doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Blair
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #88 among boys in New Zealand in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1996
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1979 (recorded 1968–1996).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls