Ayden
Ayden was the 257th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,343 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 68th with 6,234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 170 places. More babies were named Ayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aiden) little fire (variant of Aidan) · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #257 boys, down 135 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,343boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20126,234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 91,630babies recorded
What does the name Ayden mean?
Ayden 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
Ayden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 2,450 since 1994, 22 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #257 | 1,343 |
| 2020 | #122 | 3,025 |
| 2010 | #78 | 5,144 |
| 2000 | #667 | 268 |
| 1990 | #8,222 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ayden, counting every spelling?
Ayden is a spelling of Aiden, a name family that ranked #25 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #257 for Ayden 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 Ayden?
1,343 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ayden (0.37 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ayden 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 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ayden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ayden?
About 88,300 people born in the US named Ayden are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Ayden 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.
Ayden by state
How common Ayden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.2×), Rhode Island (2.0×), Louisiana (1.7×), Hawaii (1.6×), New Mexico (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, North Dakota, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ayden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ayden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ayden
What does Ayden mean?
Ayden is a spelling of Aiden, which means “little fire (variant of Aidan)” (Irish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ayden?
Ayden was the 257th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,343 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 68th with 6,234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 170 places. More babies were named Ayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ayden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ayden in the US.
Where is Ayden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ayden was most common in Mississippi (2.54 per 1,000 boys), followed by Rhode Island and Louisiana.