Aidan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning little fire.
Babies a year
1,738
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#326
down from #312
UK popularity
#265
171 babies · down from #255
How Aidan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #185 |
| 2016 | #191 |
| 2017 | #221 |
| 2018 | #242 |
| 2019 | #243 |
| 2020 | #261 |
| 2021 | #286 |
| 2022 | #296 |
| 2023 | #300 |
| 2024 | #312 |
| 2025 | #326 |
In 2025, 171 babies in England and Wales were named Aidan. In the US, 1,738 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,062 in 2003.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Aidan was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.46% of American babies of that sex.
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