Aden

“Variant of Aidan — little fire (Irish)” — Irish origin

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

Aden reached #244 in 2006 and has eased to #1008 since. About 22,000 boys have carried it since 1880. Aden is a rare spelling of Aiden (#62) and Ayden (#257) — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,700 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 7,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,100 boys in Switzerland (2024).

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

Famous Adens

Aden Abdullah Osman Daar — Somali politician (1908-2007)
Aden Young — Australian actor
Aden Gillett — British actor
Aden Flint — English association football player (born 1989)
Aden Meinel — American astronomer (1922–2011)

In stories & tradition

Aden Jefferies — Home and Away
Aden Grayshott — Pacific 1860

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 (1908-2007).

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

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