Aiden

Meaning: Little fire
Origin: Irish — Variant of Aidan

Boy's name · #62 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Aiden's best rank, #9, came in 2010; it has stepped well back to #62 today. Roughly 258,000 boys have been named Aiden since 1970.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#31 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #73 in Canada (2025) · #83 in New Zealand (2025) · #87 in Netherlands (2025) · #98 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #144 in Scotland (2025) · #149 in Ireland (2025) · #170 in England & Wales (2025) · #212 in N. Ireland (2025) · #221 in Ecuador (2025) · #271 in Belgium (2025) · #289 in Italy (2024) and 9 more.

Famous Aidens

Aiden McGeady — Irish footballer (born 1986)
Aiden Markram — South African cricketer (born 1994)
Aiden O'Neill — Australian footballer (born 1998)
Aiden English — American professional wrestler (born 1987)
Aiden Turner — British actor (born 1977)

In stories & tradition

Aiden Ford — Fictional character from Stargate Atlantis
Aiden Pearce — Watch Dogs (video game)
Aiden Mathis — Revenge (TV series)

What Aidens become

Among 183 notable people named Aiden:

Sports figures appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aiden McGeady, Irish footballer (born 1986).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Aiden include Ethan, Austin, and Ashton for boys, and Addison, Ava, and Emma for girls.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Ayden (#257) and Aidan (#326), Aiden would rank around #29 with about 7,400 births last year — the newborns split about 68/18/14 across Aiden, Ayden, and Aidan.

Similar names: Ayden · Carter · Hayes · Logan · Brayden · Zaiden

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