Aideen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ay-DEEN
- Origin
- Irish
Aideen is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aideen mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Éadaoin (Old Irish Étaín)
Étaín is the heroine of the Old Irish tale Tochmarc Étaíne, 'The Wooing of Étaín'.
Is Aideen a girl's or a boy's name?
Aideen is a girls' name.
How popular is Aideen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aideen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aideen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Aideen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Aideen in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aideen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
Names like Aideen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe Keira Aoibheann Teagan Raegan Caragh Cassidy Aoife Ffion Fiadh Eilidh Clodagh
Names related to Aideen
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Aideen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aideen, updated 20 October 2026.