Edan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-dan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,239 for boys
Edan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Edan mean?
Irish: spelling of Aidan, from Irish Aodhán
“little fire”
A spelling of Aidan, from the Irish Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, fire.
Is Edan a girl's or a boy's name?
Edan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 36 boys in the US.
How popular is Edan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Edan, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Edan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 202 boys in the UK were given Edan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #267, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
- Eden 188
- Edan 14
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Edan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 27 | #959 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 24 | #846 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Edan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Edan, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 68 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968. 6 girls were also named Edan in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Edan in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 593 boys in the US were given Edan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #510, up from #3,239 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 14% of the babies named Edan in the US were girls.
Edan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,490 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,043 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,034 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,304 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,204 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 36 | #2,839 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,541 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
Names like Edan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Rowan Kian Aiden Caelan Declan Conan Callan Brody Keegan Logan
Other spellings of Edan
Names related to Edan
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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, “Edan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/edan, updated 20 October 2026.