Aaden
Aaden was the 8910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 271st with 1,269 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,126 places. More babies were named Aaden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adan) Spanish form of Adam ('earth, man') · Hebrew, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #8,910 boys, down 6,544 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20091,269 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,079babies recorded
What does the name Aaden mean?
Aaden is a spelling of Adan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adan's meaning and origin.
Adan is the Spanish Adán, the form of Adam. DMNES derives Adam from Hebrew adam, "man, human", related to adamah, "earth, ground", and notes Adán in a 1569 Spanish Bible. Genesis 2:7 describes the first human formed from the soil. Adan is also an Arabic name in some families. In the US it is used mainly in Spanish-speaking families.
אָדָם (Biblical Hebrew, “man, human”)אֲדָמָה (Biblical Hebrew, “earth, ground”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Adam, Adán, Adem.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
Aaden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2020 | #2,366 | 56 |
| 2010 | #561 | 450 |
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How popular is Aaden, counting every spelling?
Aaden is a spelling of Adan, a name family that ranked #473 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,910 for Aaden on its own. Together these spellings went to 647 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adan | 625 | #482 | 3,253 |
| Aaden | 8 | #8,910 | 93 |
| Adyn | 9 | #8,262 | 92 |
| Aadyn | — | — | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aaden?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aaden (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aaden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aaden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aaden?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Aaden are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 12 and 17. That makes Aaden mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aaden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aaden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aaden
What does Aaden mean?
Aaden is a spelling of Adan, which means “Spanish form of Adam ('earth, man')” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aaden?
Aaden was the 8910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 271st with 1,269 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,126 places. More babies were named Aaden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Aaden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aaden in the US.