Gender: Boy
Meaning: Little fire; fiery one
Origin: Irish — anglicized form of Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh (fire)
Popularity: Ranked #47 in 2024 with 6,243 babies born.
History: Aiden derives from the ancient Irish god of the sun Aodh, and was the name of a beloved 7th-century Irish monk, St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, who brought Christianity to northern England. The name exploded in the United States in the early 2000s, riding a wave of Irish-influenced names. It reached the U.S. top 10 by 2010 and inspired a wave of rhyming names — Brayden, Hayden, Jayden — that defined that era of baby naming.
Famous people named Aiden: Aiden from Sex and the City
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Aiden? About 1 in 531 babies born in 2024 were named Aiden, or roughly 17.2 per day in the United States.
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