Aidan

Boy name

Aidan has been given to 121,158 babies in the U.S. since 1936. It peaked in 2003 and currently ranks #326 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈeɪdən/

Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Irish Aodhán and Scottish Gaelic Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god).

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

121,158

Peak year

2003 (10,296 babies)

Rank in 2025

#326 for boys

First recorded

1936

10-year trend

▼ -54%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Famous people named Aidan

Aidan Gillen

Irish actor

Aidan Quinn

American actor

Aidan Turner

Irish actor

Aidan Gallagher

American actor

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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