Aaron vs Hasan
Aaron and Hasancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #71 and Hasan #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #114 and Hasan #535 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Hasan #458 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #334 and Hasan #375 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Hasan over time
Aaron and Hasan appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hasan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Aaron and Hasan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #334 and #375.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aaron #31 in 1998, Hasan #191 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1972–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Hasan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #162 in 2015, Hasan #279 in 1995.
The order changed in 2001: Aaron moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #492 and #355; by 2001 that had become #400 and #411.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #334, Hasan #375.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hasan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Hasan #191 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Hasan #458.
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 | Hasan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Norway · Boys #375 (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)); Hasan does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Hasan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Hasan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
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
Hasan
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #322 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #375 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys