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Aidan

Aidan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“little fire”
Origin
Irish
Say it
AY-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Anglicized form of Irish Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh. Aodh was the name of an Irish god associated with fire.

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How popular is Aidan?

2024330 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Aidan in 20241,099

2024 rank#312 boys

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 1880120,089

Aidan is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Aidan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aydenlittle fire · Irish
  • Eidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Adensettler, resident · Arabic
  • Eydendelight, place of pleasure · Hebrew
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish

Aidan questions

What does the name Aidan mean?

Aidan means "little fire". It comes from Irish. Anglicized form of Irish Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh. Aodh was the name of an Irish god associated with fire.

Is Aidan a boy or girl name?

Aidan is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aidan?

1,099 US babies were named Aidan in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Aidan?

Aidan 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.