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Aiden

Aiden: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“little fire”
Origin
Irish
Say it
AY-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Aiden is an anglicized spelling of Irish Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the name of a fire-associated Celtic deity. Aidan is the older standard English spelling.

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How popular is Aiden?

20241,883 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 Aiden in 20246,268

2024 rank#47 boys

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 1880254,749

Aiden is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.

Names like Aiden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish
  • Finnfair, white · Irish

Aiden questions

What does the name Aiden mean?

Aiden means "little fire". It comes from Irish. Aiden is an anglicized spelling of Irish Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the name of a fire-associated Celtic deity. Aidan is the older standard English spelling.

Is Aiden a boy or girl name?

Aiden is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aiden?

6,268 US babies were named Aiden in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Aiden?

Aiden 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.