Eiden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-den
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #536 for boys
Eiden is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 536th for boys in the US (558 babies).
What does Eiden mean?
Irish: spelling of Aidan
“little fire”
Aidan comes from Irish Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, fire; Saint Aidan founded the monastery on Lindisfarne.
Is Eiden a girl's or a boy's name?
Eiden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 558 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eiden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 79% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Eiden, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th.
2025 had the most boys named Eiden of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Eiden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 908 boys in the UK were given Eiden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Eiden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
How popular is Eiden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 536th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 558 about 1 in 3,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 295% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 558 boys in the US were named Eiden, making it the 536th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,731st. It first appears in the records in 2004.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Eiden of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Eiden in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 9,761 boys in the US were given Eiden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #16, up from #536 for this spelling alone.
Eiden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 558 | #536 |
| 2024 | 312 | #810 |
| 2023 | 261 | #890 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,479 |
| 2021 | 110 | #1,577 |
| 2020 | 89 | #1,731 |
| 2019 | 109 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 88 | #1,744 |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,014 |
| 2016 | 79 | #1,875 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,354 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,315 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,560 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
Names like Eiden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Ronan, Kayden, Brayden, Conan, Keegan, Conlan, Kian, Callan, Brogan, Declan, Rogan
Other spellings of Eiden
Aiden, Aidan, Ayden, Aydin, Aodhan, Aden, Aydan, Adan, Eyden, Adin, Adon, Eidan, Eydan
Names related to Eiden
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
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, “Eiden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eiden, updated 20 October 2026.