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Boy name Irish (Gaelic) origin Christian Catholic tradition

Aidan

AY-den · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
little fire
Language
Irish (Gaelic)
Culture
Irish
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Irish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#312
2024 births1,092
Peak year2003
First appeared1936
Total US births117,370
2003 peak19361958198020022024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ade
Alternate spellings
AidanAodhán
In other languages
Aedan (Old Irish)

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Notable people named Aidan

Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
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