Aedin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-din
- Origin
- Irish
Aedin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aedin mean?
Irish: variant of Aidan, from Aodhán
“little fire”
Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh 'fire', was borne by St Aidan of Lindisfarne.
Is Aedin a girl's or a boy's name?
Aedin is a boys' name.
How popular is Aedin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Aedin in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aedin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Names like Aedin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Brayden, Keegan, Declan, Finn, Ronan, Kayden, Finnegan, Teagan, Kian, Aidyn, Deegan
Names related to Aedin
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aedin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aedin, updated 20 October 2026.