Boy name Irish origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Aiden

AY-den · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Little fire
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish/Celtic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
fire
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#47
2024 births6,243
Peak year2009
First appeared1970
Total US births252,629
2009 peak19701984199720112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Aid
Alternate spellings
AidanAydenAedan
In other languages
Aodhán (Irish)Aiden (English)

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