Aodhan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-dan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Aodhan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Aodhan mean?
Irish: diminutive of Aodh, 'fire'
“little fire”
Saint Aidan (Aodhán), an Irish monk from Iona, founded the monastery on Lindisfarne in 635.
Is Aodhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Aodhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aodhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 882nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39 about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Aodhan, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 582nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 71 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aodhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 908 boys in the UK were given Aodhan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #882 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales and 72nd in Northern Ireland.
Aodhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 38 | #904 |
| 2021 | 65 | #633 |
| 2020 | 71 | #582 |
| 2019 | 67 | #613 |
| 2018 | 56 | #689 |
| 2017 | 37 | #919 |
| 2016 | 60 | #660 |
| 2015 | 57 | #673 |
| 2014 | 56 | #666 |
| 2013 | 45 | #784 |
| 2012 | 58 | #658 |
| 2011 | 57 | #660 |
| 2010 | 54 | #658 |
| 2009 | 68 | #552 |
| 2008 | 38 | #824 |
| 2007 | 41 | #753 |
| 2006 | 42 | #712 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 37 | #710 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 30 | #707 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 32 | #636 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Aodhan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Aodhan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
2025 had more boys named Aodhan than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Aodhan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aodhan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Aodhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Ronan, Keegan, Conan, Caelan, Kayden, Kian, Declan, Brayden, Conlan, Brody, Brogan
Other spellings of Aodhan
Aiden, Aidan, Ayden, Aydin, Aden, Aydan, Eiden, Adan, Eyden, Adin, Adon
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
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, “Aodhan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aodhan, updated 20 October 2026.