Aden

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Aden is a name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 1,008th for boys in the US (224 babies).

What does Aden mean?

Irish: usually a spelling of Aidan; in Somali families a form of Adam

“little fire”

As a spelling of Aidan it comes from Irish Aodh, 'fire'; Aden is also a port city in Yemen.

Say it: AY-den

Is Aden a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Aden has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 25 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 224 boys in the US.

How popular is Aden in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,220among boys
Babies in 2025: 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 31% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Aden, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,054th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 118 boys. 9 girls were also named Aden in 2025 (2,856th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Aden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 908 boys in the UK were given Aden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.

Aiden 338
Aidan 234
Ayden 125
Aydin 88
Aodhan 39
Aden 25
Aydan 19
Eiden 13

Girls were 5% of the babies named Aden in the UK in 1998, and 26% in 2025.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 118 in 20092025

Aden in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	25	#1,220
2024	15	#1,745
2023	29	#1,098
2022	25	#1,181
2021	32	#1,017
2020	29	#1,054
2019	34	#951
2018	37	#907
2017	34	#985
2016	42	#838
2015	33	#982
2014	51	#708
2013	53	#699
2012	51	#718
2011	63	#606
2010	105	#414
2009	118	#375
2008	73	#527
2007	30	#935
2006	42	#712
2005	46	#632
2004	47	#599
2003	36	#668
2002	38	#598
2001	27	#728
2000	28	#713
1999	22	#807
1998	18	#906
1997	17	#941
1996	27	#645

How popular is Aden in the US?

Rank in 2025: #1,008among boys
Babies in 2025: 224about 1 in 7,600 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 47% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 224 boys in the US were named Aden, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 665th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 1,408 boys. 10 girls were also named Aden in 2025 (9,454th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 14 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Aden than any year since 2000.

Half of all the boys named Aden in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 9,761 boys in the US were given Aden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #16, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.

Aiden 5,046
Ayden 1,343
Aidan 1,043
Adan 625
Eiden 558
Aden 224
Eidan 187
Eyden 168

1880Busiest: 1,408 in 20062025

Aden in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	224	#1,008
2024	225	#998
2023	291	#835
2022	306	#813
2021	393	#678
2020	396	#665
2019	443	#614
2018	555	#509
2017	583	#497
2016	702	#440
2015	871	#370
2014	1,003	#335
2013	1,111	#309
2012	1,155	#299
2011	1,212	#289
2010	1,174	#288
2009	1,375	#253
2008	1,393	#253
2007	1,315	#265
2006	1,408	#244
2005	1,202	#279
2004	1,035	#305
2003	922	#321
2002	516	#465
2001	330	#598
2000	181	#871
1999	121	#1,098
1998	88	#1,344
1997	63	#1,596
1996	55	#1,702
1995	48	#1,796
1994	53	#1,684
1993	32	#2,341
1992	35	#2,169
1991	26	#2,600
1990	23	#2,774
1989	16	#3,440
1988	15	#3,345
1987	16	#3,068
1986	17	#2,888
1985	28	#2,018
1984	13	#3,268
1983	17	#2,675
1982	23	#2,206
1981	14	#3,028
1980	25	#2,110
1979	25	#2,048
1978	22	#2,134
1977	23	#2,063
1976	20	#2,244
1975	15	#2,635
1974	12	#2,944
1973	12	#2,855
1972	10	#3,150
1971	9	#3,368
1970	24	#1,793
1969	9	#3,061
1968	13	#2,310
1967	15	#2,029
1966	7	#3,247
1965	0	–
1964	9	#2,853
1963	14	#2,199
1962	11	#2,502
1961	12	#2,408
1960	9	#2,869
1959	16	#2,032
1958	12	#2,368
1957	12	#2,374
1956	9	#2,796
1955	0	–
1954	5	#3,825
1953	5	#3,796
1952	7	#3,092
1951	10	#2,493
1950	7	#3,020
1949	14	#2,021
1948	0	–
1947	14	#2,075
1946	10	#2,402
1945	13	#1,925
1944	12	#2,079
1943	8	#2,731
1942	6	#3,211
1941	6	#3,132
1940	14	#1,894
1939	13	#1,958
1938	14	#1,901
1937	6	#3,175
1936	14	#1,872
1935	13	#2,029
1934	12	#2,121
1933	8	#2,737
1932	13	#2,101
1931	0	–
1930	11	#2,443
1929	11	#2,451
1928	11	#2,522
1927	10	#2,702
1926	15	#2,074
1925	17	#1,934
1924	16	#2,043
1923	10	#2,771
1922	15	#2,142
1921	14	#2,264
1920	12	#2,458
1919	10	#2,664
1918	18	#1,826
1917	13	#2,187
1916	15	#1,948
1915	14	#1,967
1914	10	#2,100
1913	6	#2,495
1912	5	#2,543
1911	5	#1,739
1910	0	–
1909	0	–
1908	0	–
1907	0	–
1906	0	–
1905	0	–
1904	0	–
1903	6	#1,009
1902	0	–
1901	0	–
1900	0	–
1899	0	–
1898	0	–
1897	0	–
1896	0	–
1895	0	–
1894	0	–
1893	0	–
1892	0	–
1891	5	#962
1890	0	–
1889	0	–
1888	0	–
1887	0	–
1886	0	–
1885	0	–
1884	5	#971
1883	0	–
1882	0	–
1881	0	–
1880	7	#745

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Other spellings of Aden

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