Eyden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-den
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,204 for boys
Eyden is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,204th for boys in the US (168 babies).
What does Eyden mean?
Irish: spelling of Aiden, from Irish Aodhán
“little fire”
Aiden comes from Aodhán, a pet form of Aodh, 'fire', the name of many early Irish kings.
Is Eyden a girl's or a boy's name?
Eyden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 168 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eyden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Eyden, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
2025 had the most boys named Eyden of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
In 2025, 908 boys in the UK were given Eyden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #65, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Eyden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
How popular is Eyden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,204th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 168 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 253% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 168 boys in the US were named Eyden, making it the 1,204th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. It first appears in the records in 2006.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Eyden of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Eyden in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 9,761 boys in the US were given Eyden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #16, up from #1,204 for this spelling alone.
Eyden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | #1,204 |
| 2024 | 143 | #1,341 |
| 2023 | 127 | #1,432 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2,038 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,276 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,693 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
Names like Eyden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Ronan, Kayden, Conan, Brayden, Declan, Keegan, Conlan, Callan, Kian, Brogan, Rogan
Other spellings of Eyden
Aiden, Aidan, Ayden, Aydin, Aodhan, Aden, Aydan, Eiden, Adan, Adin, Adon, Eidan, Eydan
Names related to Eyden
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, “Eyden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eyden, updated 20 October 2026.