Aaron vs Piaras
Aaron and Piarascompared 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 2005, Aaron was ranked #9 and Piaras #448 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Aaron was ranked #93 and Piaras #392 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Aaron and Piaras over time
Aaron and Piaras appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Piaras 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.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1997–2020
Aaron held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Piaras in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #8 in 2000, Piaras #210 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Aaron #93, Piaras #392.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1966–2005
Aaron held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Piaras in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #9 in 2005, Piaras #256 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Aaron #9, Piaras #448.
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 | Piaras |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #392 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| 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)); Piaras does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Piaras both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Piaras doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
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
Piaras
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2020
Highest recorded position: #210 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2020).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #392 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020.
Northern Ireland · Boys