Aaron vs Steffan
Aaron and Steffancompared 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 1996, Aaron was ranked #9 and Steffan #369 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Steffan #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1996, Aaron was ranked #499 and Steffan #453 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Steffan over time
Aaron and Steffan appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Steffan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aaron 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aaron #31 in 1998, Steffan #303 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Steffan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Steffan #303 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Steffan #1517.
Norway · Boys12 shared years, 1978–1996
Aaron held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Steffan in 10.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #431 in 1983, Steffan #309 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Aaron #499, Steffan #453.
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 | Steffan |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| 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)); Steffan does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Steffan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Steffan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Steffan
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #525 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1996
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys