Aidan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning little fire.
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 |
Aidan by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 10,062 babies in 2003, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 220 American boys born that year was called Aidan.
Names that come from Aidan
Forms of Aidan in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean 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 Aidan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Adanman; variant of Adam745 in the US (2017)
- Aydansmall fire; a variant of Aidan178 in the US (2017)
- Aidynlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aidan172 in the US (2017)
- Aedanlittle fire; a form of Aidan143 in the US (2017)
- Aimanblessed or fortunate26 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Aidan
Names that are said the same way as Aidan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Adenparadise or garden594 in the US (2017)
- Aydinintelligent; enlightened; bright83 in England and Wales (2025)
- Audenold friend; from Ealdwine146 in the US (2017)
- Adinvoluptuous or delicate87 in the US (2017)
- Adonlord; master38 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean fire
Like Aidan, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- 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)
- Blazeflame, fire289 in the US (2017)
- Keagansmall fire; a form of Keegan287 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Aidan
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