Aiden

“Variant of Aidan — Little fire” — Irish origin

Boy's name · #62 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Aiden's best rank, #9, came in 2010; it has stepped well back to #62 today. Roughly 258,000 boys have been named Aiden since 1970. Together with its spelling variants Ayden (#257) and Aidan (#326), Aiden 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 Aiden include Ethan, Austin, and Ashton for boys, and Addison, Ava, and Emma for girls.

Around the world: #31 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #54 in Canada (2024) · #83 in New Zealand (2025) · #98 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aidens

Aiden McGeady — Irish association football player (born 1986)
Aiden O'Neill — Australian soccer player (born 1998)
Aiden English — American professional wrestler
Aiden Markram — South African cricketer
Aiden O'Brien — English-born Irish professional footballer

In stories & tradition

Aiden Ford — Stargate Atlantis
Aiden Pearce — Watch Dogs
Aiden Mathis — Revenge

What Aidens become

Among 183 notable people named Aiden:

Sports figures appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aiden McGeady, Irish association football player (born 1986).

Similar names: Ayden · Carter · Hayes · Logan · Brayden · Zaiden

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