About the name Ayden
Ayden is a boy name with Scottish Gaelic roots, literally “fire”. It is related to Aidan, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Ayden ranked #257 for boys in the US, with 1,343 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2012. Since 2000, 97% of US babies named Ayden were boys.
Etymology
A variant of Aidan, which comes from Scottish Gaelic, meaning literally “fire”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Ayden”, “Aidan”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #257
- In 2015
- #87
- Babies in 2025
- 1,343
Popularity of Ayden, 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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