Aden
Aden was the 1008th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 224 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 244th with 1,408 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 638 places. More babies were named Aden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aiden) little fire (variant of Aidan) · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008 boys, down 343 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 224boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20061,408 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,517babies recorded
What does the name Aden mean?
Aden is a spelling of Aiden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Aiden's meaning and origin.
Aiden is a spelling variant of Aidan, the English form of the Irish name Aodhán. Aodhán is a diminutive of Aodh, an old Irish name that means 'fire'; Aodh was also the name of a Celtic deity linked with the sun. The best-known early bearer is Saint Aidan, a 7th-century Irish monk who founded the monastery of Lindisfarne in northern England. The -en spelling is a modern American preference that rose with Aidan and with rhyming names such as Jayden and Brayden.
Aodhán (Irish, “little fire; diminutive of Aodh”)Aodh (Irish, “fire”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Aidan, Aydan, Ayden, Aodhán.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aiden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aidan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Aidan', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Aidan of Lindisfarne', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Aden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 663 since 1987, 10 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,008 | 224 |
| 2020 | #665 | 396 |
| 2010 | #288 | 1,174 |
| 2000 | #873 | 181 |
| 1990 | #2,780 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,112 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1960 | #2,874 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,022 | 7 |
| 1940 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,445 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,460 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
How popular is Aden, counting every spelling?
Aden is a spelling of Aiden, a name family that ranked #25 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,008 for Aden on its own. Together these spellings went to 8,210 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden | 5,046 | #62 | 34,174 |
| Ayden | 1,343 | #257 | 9,779 |
| Aidan | 1,043 | #326 | 5,624 |
| Aden | 224 | #1,008 | 1,439 |
| Aydin | 147 | #1,315 | 933 |
| Aydan | 85 | #1,853 | 601 |
| Eidan | 187 | #1,136 | 447 |
| Aidyn | 41 | #2,994 | 340 |
| Aedan | 30 | #3,659 | 221 |
| Aayden | 14 | #6,144 | 91 |
| Aeden | 14 | #6,153 | 88 |
| Aaiden | 12 | #6,804 | 76 |
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 Aden?
224 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aden (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aden 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 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aden?
About 21,100 people born in the US named Aden are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 20. That makes Aden 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.
Aden by state
How common Aden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.7×), New York (1.6×), Pennsylvania (1.6×), Tennessee (1.6×). In 22 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aden
What does Aden mean?
Aden is a spelling of Aiden, which means “little fire (variant of Aidan)” (Irish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aden?
Aden was the 1008th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 224 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 244th with 1,408 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 638 places. More babies were named Aden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Aden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aden in the US.
Where is Aden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aden was most common in Ohio (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.