Aitan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-tan
- Origin
- Hebrew
Aitan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “firm, enduring”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aitan mean?
Hebrew: variant of Eitan (Ethan)
“firm, enduring”
Spelling of the Hebrew Eitan, the source of Ethan.
Is Aitan a girl's or a boy's name?
Aitan is a boys' name.
How popular is Aitan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Aitan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aitan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Aitan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Ronan Declan Finnegan Aarav Avyaan Arjan Callan Kayden Ivaan Avi Arjun
Names related to Aitan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Aitan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aitan, updated 20 October 2026.