Aidan

“Little fire” — Irish origin

Boy's name · #326 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Aidan first appeared in 1936, vanished from the records entirely for 20 years, then climbed to #39 by 2003 — it has faded to #326 since. About 118,000 boys have carried it in all. Together with its spelling variants Aiden (#62) and Ayden (#257), Aidan would rank around #29 with about 7,400 births last year — the newborns split about 68/18/14 across Aiden, Ayden, and Aidan. Popular twin pairings with Aidan include Ethan for a boy, and Nadia for a girl.

Around the world: #82 in Ireland (2025) · #95 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aidans

Aidan Gillen — Irish actor
Aidan Quinn — American actor
Aidan Turner — Irish actor
Aidan Gallagher — American actor
Aidan Cassar — Maltese singer and songwriter (born 1999)

In stories & tradition

Aidan Brosnan — EastEnders
Aidan Devane — All My Children
Aidan Foster — Neighbours

What Aidans become

Among 393 notable people named Aidan:

Sports figures appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aidan White, Irish footballer.

Similar names: Ayden · Conner · Hayes · Gavin · Keegan · Colin

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