Aaron vs Liban
Aaron and Libancompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Aaron was ranked #146 and Liban #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2009, Aaron was ranked #236 and Liban #436 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Liban over time
Aaron and Liban appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Liban 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aaron and Liban changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1980 and 2009, ending at #236 and #436.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aaron #31 in 1998, Liban #1002 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Aaron held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Liban in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Liban #1002 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aaron #146, Liban #3523.
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1980–2009
Aaron held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Liban in 10.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #210 in 2006, Liban #312 in 2003.
The order changed in 2001: Aaron moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #492 and #448; by 2001 that had become #400 and #461.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Aaron #236, Liban #436.
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 | Liban |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Liban does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Liban both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Liban doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Liban
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #623 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2009
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1974–2009).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys