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Aidan

Boy Irish #300 in 2023

Aidan is a boy name of Irish origin.

Meaning of Aidan

Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Aodhán and Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god).

Popularity of Aidan

Popularity, 1936–2023

1,113 births in 2023

1936 2023

116,278 U.S. births recorded from 1936–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2003

10,296 babies

First recorded

1936

87 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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Manly, strong, courageous

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Little king; descendant of Rían

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.