Aaron vs Silas
Aaron and Silascompared 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 2020, Aaron was ranked #45 and Silas #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Aaron was ranked #99 and Silas #374 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #334 and Silas #104 among boys in Norway.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #114 and Silas #619 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Silas #468 among boys in England and Wales.
Aaron and Silas over time
Aaron and Silas appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Aaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Silas in none. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2018, Silas moved ahead of Aaron in Norway · Boys — #175 and #226 the year before became #199 and #180.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aaron and Silas changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 2002 and 2025, ending at #334 and #104.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Silas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Silas #468 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Silas #468.
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 2002–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Silas in 12.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #162 in 2015, Silas #92 in 2023.
The order changed in 2018: Silas moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #175 and #226; by 2018 that had become #199 and #180.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #334, Silas #104.
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 | Silas |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Norway · Boys #104 (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)); Silas does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Silas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Silas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Silas
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #784 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #104 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys