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Aragorn

Meaning unexplained, though the first element is presumably Sindarin ara "noble, kingly".

Usage languagesLiterature
US rank (2025)#7,194

Meaning and history

Meaning unexplained, though the first element is probably Sindarin ara “noble, kingly.” It is the name of a character in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954), where Aragorn is the heir of the Dúnedain kings of the north.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 5 births, rank #12,185
2017: 6 births, rank #10,775
2018: 7 births, rank #9,670
2019: 9 births, rank #8,215
2020: 6 births, rank #10,605
20212021: 8 births, rank #8,825
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: 14 births, rank #6,220
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 11 births, rank #7,194

In 2025, 11 babies were recorded with the name Aragorn, ranking #7,194 among boys.