Aaron vs Steve
Aaron and Stevecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2002, Aaron was ranked #14 and Steve #281 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #71 and Steve #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Steve #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1998, Aaron was ranked #449 and Steve #588 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Steve over time
Aaron and Steve appear together in 3 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Steve in 1.
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.
Steve reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aaron and Steve changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 1998, ending at #449 and #588.
- Longest-running competitions
Aaron and Steve were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 39 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #71 and #577.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aaron #31 in 1998, Steve #588 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys39 shared years, 1970–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Steve in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #6 in 1998, Steve #242 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #71, Steve #577.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Steve in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Steve #588 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Steve #1859.
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1972–1998
Aaron held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Steve in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #431 in 1983, Steve #283 in 1972.
The order changed in 1995: Aaron moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #525 and #409; by 1995 that had become #438 and #562.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Aaron #449, Steve #588.
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 | Steve |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (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)); Steve does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Steve both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Steve 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
Steve
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #395 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #242 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys