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Aden

Boy's name · #1008 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Aden reached #244 in 2006 and has eased to #1008 since. About 22,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#840 in France (2025) · #1,153 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,374 in Canada (2025) · #1,930 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,075 in Italy (2024) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #1,220 in Belgium (2024) · #1,849 in Austria (2024) · #2,859 in Ecuador (2024) · #770 in Ireland (2023) · #644 in Poland (2022) · #439 in Scotland (2014) and 2 more.

Famous Adens

• Aden Abdullah Osman Daar — Somali politician; President of Somalia from 1960 to 1967 (1908–2007)
• Aden Young — Australian actor (born 1971 or 1972)
• Aden Durde — British gridiron football player and coach (born 1979)
• Aden Flint — English footballer (born 1989)
• Aden Gillett — British actor (born 1958)

In stories & tradition

• Aden Jefferies — Fictional character in Home and Away
• Aden Grayshott — Pacific 1860 (musical stage work)

What Adens become

Among 54 notable people named Aden:

Political leaders appear 2.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, Somali politician; President of Somalia from 1960 to 1967 (1908–2007).

Spellings & nicknames

Aden is a rare spelling of Aiden (#62) and Ayden (#257) — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way.

Similar names: Ayden · Brodie · Adrien · Brennan · Braden · Madden

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