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Aidan

/ˈeɪdɑn/ · 98% boys · #326 in the US for boys, 2025

Aidan has been given to about 121,158 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈeɪdɑn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 116,422
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aidan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 10,296
  • Born in 20251,051
  • All time121,158
  • England & Wales, 2025#266 · 171

How popular is Aidan?

Aidan ranks 326th among American boys in 2025, with 1,051 born that year. Its best year was 2003, when 10,296 babies were given the name, ranking 39th. The typical living American called Aidan is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Aidan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aydan0.91
  2. Adan0.80
  3. Aiden0.74
  4. Ayaan0.76
  5. Ayan0.76
  6. Aidyn0.74
  7. Arian0.70
  8. Aydin0.70

Middle names for Aidan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aidan John0.77
  2. Aidan Lee0.77
  3. Aidan Bryce0.76
  4. Aidan Ross0.76
  5. Aidan Quinn0.76
  6. Aidan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Aidan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jadenbrother · 0.98
  2. Trinitysister · 0.97
  3. Makaylasister · 0.97
  4. Diegobrother · 0.96
  5. Haileysister · 0.95
  6. Gavinbrother · 0.94

Where Aidan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.15%
  2. Rhode Island0.13%
  3. Massachusetts0.10%
  4. Hawaii0.10%
  5. Connecticut0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aidan White0.72
  2. Aidan Reyes0.72
  3. Aidan Moore0.72
  4. Aidan Lee0.72
  5. Aidan Hill0.72
  6. Aidan Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aidan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Aidan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.