The first name Aiden

In 2025, 298 boys were named Aiden, making it the 170th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 1,077 births (#61).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aiden with other names.

In 2025, 5,046 boys born in the United States were named Aiden, the 62nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 16,030 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Aiden O'Neill
  Australian soccer player (born 1998)
• Aiden English
  American professional wrestler, born 1987
• Aiden Shaw
  British pornographic actor and model, born 1966
• Aiden Star
  American pornographic performer (b. 1979)
• Aiden O'Brien
  English-born Irish professional footballer, born 1993
• Aiden Curtiss
  British-American fashion model, born 1998
• A. W. Tozer
  American missionary (1897–1963)
• Matthieu Hartley
  British keyboardist, born 1960

• Oscar
• Liam
• Carter
• Kevin
• Connor
• Brian
• Finn
• Sean
• Nolan
• Aidan
• Kian
• Ayden
• Declan
• Bryan
• Neil
• Flynn

All 142 names of Irish origin

What is the origin of the name Aiden?

Aiden comes from Irish.

How popular is the name Aiden?

In 2025, 298 boys born in England and Wales were named Aiden, ranking 170th. Its peak was 2011, with 1,077 births.

Is Aiden a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 259,912 US babies named Aiden since 1880 were boys.

When was Aiden most popular?

2009 in the United States, when 16,030 babies were named Aiden, its highest rank at 12th.

What name is Aiden a form of?

Aiden is a form of Aidan.