Aiden
Boy · AY-den · Irish
Aiden is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. In 2025 it ranked 175th for boys in the UK (338 babies) and 62nd for boys in the US (5,046 babies).
What does Aiden mean?
Irish: spelling of Aidan
“little fire”
From Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh, 'fire'; Saint Aidan founded the monastery of Lindisfarne.
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Is Aiden a girl's or a boy's name?
Aiden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 338 boys in the UK and 27 girls and 5,046 boys in the US.
How popular is Aiden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #175among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 338about 1 in 890 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 338 boys in the UK were named Aiden, making it the 175th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 121st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 1,374 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Aiden since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Aiden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 908 boys in the UK were given Aiden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #175 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 170th in England and Wales, 144th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.
Aiden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 338 | #175 |
| 2024 | 410 | #144 |
| 2023 | 431 | #141 |
| 2022 | 478 | #130 |
| 2021 | 524 | #127 |
| 2020 | 525 | #121 |
| 2019 | 486 | #130 |
| 2018 | 568 | #124 |
| 2017 | 676 | #110 |
| 2016 | 740 | #103 |
| 2015 | 684 | #107 |
| 2014 | 746 | #97 |
| 2013 | 836 | #86 |
| 2012 | 1,037 | #75 |
| 2011 | 1,374 | #58 |
| 2010 | 1,314 | #62 |
| 2009 | 1,236 | #65 |
| 2008 | 944 | #87 |
| 2007 | 852 | #92 |
| 2006 | 811 | #93 |
| 2005 | 807 | #90 |
| 2004 | 726 | #91 |
| 2003 | 591 | #105 |
| 2002 | 500 | #112 |
| 2001 | 434 | #121 |
| 2000 | 495 | #115 |
| 1999 | 485 | #119 |
| 1998 | 460 | #120 |
| 1997 | 398 | #123 |
| 1996 | 399 | #123 |
How popular is Aiden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #62among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5,046about 1 in 340 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5,046 boys in the US were named Aiden, making it the 62nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 24th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16,030 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970. 27 girls were also named Aiden in 2025 (4,877th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Aiden than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Aiden in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 9,761 boys in the US were given Aiden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #16, up from #62 for this spelling alone.
Aiden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,046 | #62 |
| 2024 | 6,262 | #47 |
| 2023 | 6,701 | #40 |
| 2022 | 7,852 | #29 |
| 2021 | 8,313 | #26 |
| 2020 | 8,619 | #24 |
| 2019 | 9,403 | #20 |
| 2018 | 10,062 | #19 |
| 2017 | 11,357 | #17 |
| 2016 | 12,269 | #16 |
| 2015 | 13,506 | #13 |
| 2014 | 13,438 | #14 |
| 2013 | 13,649 | #12 |
| 2012 | 14,924 | #10 |
| 2011 | 15,520 | #9 |
| 2010 | 15,547 | #9 |
| 2009 | 16,030 | #12 |
| 2008 | 15,592 | #16 |
| 2007 | 13,113 | #27 |
| 2006 | 11,591 | #32 |
| 2005 | 9,083 | #50 |
| 2004 | 7,161 | #60 |
| 2003 | 5,684 | #73 |
| 2002 | 2,832 | #135 |
| 2001 | 1,587 | #217 |
| 2000 | 881 | #324 |
| 1999 | 479 | #473 |
| 1998 | 367 | #545 |
| 1997 | 264 | #638 |
| 1996 | 174 | #823 |
| 1995 | 140 | #934 |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,250 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
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