Aiden
Aiden was the 62nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5,046 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 9th; the most babies were born in 2009 (16,030). Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Aiden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning little fire (variant of Aidan) · Irish
Say it AY-duhn /ˈeɪdən/
- Rank in 2025
- #62 boys, down 38 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5,046boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200916,030 babies
- Total since 1880
- 259,912babies recorded
What does the name Aiden mean?
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
Aiden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 2,147 since 1988, 27 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #62 | 5,046 |
| 2020 | #24 | 8,619 |
| 2010 | #9 | 15,547 |
| 2000 | #324 | 881 |
| 1990 | #3,612 | 16 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,237 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aiden, counting every spelling?
Aiden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #25 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #62 for Aiden 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 Aiden?
5,046 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aiden (1.40 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aiden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 38. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aiden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aiden?
About 255,200 people born in the US named Aiden are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Aiden 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.
Aiden by state
How common Aiden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (1.8×), Delaware (1.8×), District of Columbia (1.6×), Connecticut (1.6×), New Mexico (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Montana, Nebraska, Vermont.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aiden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aiden, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aiden · Sibling names for Aiden
Questions about the name Aiden
What does Aiden mean?
Aiden means “little fire (variant of Aidan)” (Irish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aiden?
Aiden was the 62nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5,046 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 9th; the most babies were born in 2009 (16,030). Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Aiden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aiden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aiden in the US.
Where is Aiden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aiden was most common in Hawaii (7.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by Delaware and District of Columbia.