Aaron vs Brendon
Aaron and Brendoncompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1993, Aaron was ranked #26 and Brendon #99 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1990, Aaron was ranked #27 and Brendon #96 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Brendon #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Aaron and Brendon over time
Aaron and Brendon appear together in 3 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Brendon in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Brendon in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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 25 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Aaron and Brendon averaged 33.1 places apart, ending at #27 and #96.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aaron #31 in 1998, Brendon #359 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Brendon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Brendon #359 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Brendon #2921.
New Zealand · Boys25 shared years, 1966–1990
Aaron held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Brendon in 1.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #8 in 1972, Brendon #31 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Aaron #27, Brendon #96.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys15 shared years, 1973–1993
Aaron held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Brendon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #18 in 1986, Brendon #71 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Aaron #26, Brendon #99.
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 | Brendon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| 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)); Brendon does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Brendon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Brendon doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, 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
Brendon
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #96 among boys in New Zealand in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1964–1990).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys