Gender: Boy
Meaning: Little fire, fiery one
Origin: Irish/Gaelic
Popularity: Ranked #312 in 2024 with 1,092 babies born.
History: Aidan derives from the Irish name Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the Celtic god of fire. Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, a 7th-century Irish monk, helped spread Christianity in northern England and gave the name lasting prestige.
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Aidan? About 1 in 3,029 babies born in 2024 were named Aidan, or roughly 3 per day in the United States.
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