Aedon
Boy · AY-don · Greek
Aedon is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “nightingale”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aedon mean?
Greek: Greek aedon 'nightingale'; also a spelling of Aidan
“nightingale”
In Greek myth Aedon, a queen of Thebes, was turned into a nightingale.
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- AY-don
Is Aedon a girl's or a boy's name?
Aedon is a boys' name.
How popular is Aedon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Aedon in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aedon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
Names like Aedon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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