About the name Aidan
Aidan is a boy name with Scottish Gaelic roots, literally “fire”.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Aidan ranked #326 for boys in the US, with 1,043 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2003. Since 2000, 98% of US babies named Aidan were boys.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic, meaning literally “fire”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Aidan”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #326
- In 2015
- #185
- Babies in 2025
- 1,043
Popularity of Aidan, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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