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Eiden

Eiden: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Usually treated as a variant spelling of Aidan, from the Irish name Aodhán. This modern spelling may also be influenced by Aiden and similar forms.

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How popular is Eiden?

202493.0 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 Eiden in 2024311

2024 rank#806 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,570

Eiden is rising: use over the last five years is 4.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Eiden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Eiden questions

What does the name Eiden mean?

Eiden means "little fire". It comes from Irish. Usually treated as a variant spelling of Aidan, from the Irish name Aodhán. This modern spelling may also be influenced by Aiden and similar forms.

Is Eiden a boy or girl name?

Eiden is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Eiden?

311 US babies were named Eiden in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Eiden?

Eiden is usually pronounced AY-den.

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.