Aaron vs Salah
Aaron and Salahcompared 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 2022, Aaron was ranked #62 and Salah #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Aaron was ranked #99 and Salah #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Salah #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2012, Aaron was ranked #271 and Salah #561 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Salah over time
Aaron and Salah appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Salah 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Salah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Salah #952 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Salah #1402.
Norway · Boys9 shared years, 1972–2012
Aaron held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Salah in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #236 in 2010, Salah #450 in 1972.
The order changed in 2010: Aaron moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #616 and #559; by 2010 that had become #236 and #563.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Aaron #271, Salah #561.
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 | Salah |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1402 (2024) |
| 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)); Salah does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Salah both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Salah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Salah
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #483 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys