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Aden

Aden: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“settler, resident”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
AY-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (97% of all uses)

Usually a variant of Aidan/Aiden in English use, but it also matches Aden, the English form of the Arabic place name عدن ('Adan/Aden'). Etymology for the given name spelling is therefore mixed and somewhat uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Aden?

202472.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Aden in 2024238

2024 rank#997 boys

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 188022,277

Aden is fading: recent use is about 32% of its level ten years before.

Names like Aden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aydenlittle fire · Irish
  • Aidanlittle fire · Irish
  • Eidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Eydendelight, place of pleasure · Hebrew
  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic

Aden questions

What does the name Aden mean?

Aden means "settler, resident". It comes from Arabic. Usually a variant of Aidan/Aiden in English use, but it also matches Aden, the English form of the Arabic place name عدن ('Adan/Aden'). Etymology for the given name spelling is therefore mixed and somewhat uncertain.

Is Aden a boy or girl name?

Aden is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aden?

238 US babies were named Aden in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Aden?

Aden is usually pronounced AY-dən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.