Aydin
Meaning: “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent”
About the name Aydin
Aydin is a boy name with Ottoman Turkish roots, meaning “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent”.
It has a modern, unique feel. In 2025, Aydin ranked #1315 for boys in the US, with 147 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2008. Since 2000, 97% of US babies named Aydin were boys.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish, meaning “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Aydin”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #1315
- In 2015
- #802
- Babies in 2025
- 147
Popularity of Aydin, 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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