Aedan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning little fire; a form of Aidan.
Aedan by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Aedan. In the US, 143 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 283 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Aidan
Like Aedan, each of these traces back to Aidan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aedan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Aedan
Names that are said the same way as Aedan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean fire
Like Aedan, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Brantleyfire brand; a form of Brant2,347 in the US (2017)
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Keegansmall flame or descendant of Aodhagán1,235 in the US (2017)
- Tysonone who was fiery; surname used as given name1,045 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Aedan
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