Aidan

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Aidan, Aiden and Ayden are anglicised versions of the Irish male given name Aodhán. The Irish language female equivalent is Aodhnait.

From Wikipedia

Aidan first appears in the data in 1936 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 10,067 babies (rank #39 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,092 boys (rank #312). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Aidan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Aidan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

120,089

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

10,067

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Aidan

Aidan Gillenfilm actor · b. 1968
Aidan Quinnfilm actor · b. 1959
Aidan Turnerfilm actor · b. 1983
Aidan Gallaghergoodwill ambassador · b. 2003
Aidan Cassarsinger-songwriter · b. 1999

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1936	5	#3,554
1957	6	#3,554
1958	7	#3,279
1959	9	#2,823
1960	8	#3,079
1962	7	#3,306
1964	5	#4,045
1965	7	#3,247
1966	11	#2,466
1967	9	#2,762
1968	11	#2,576
1969	13	#2,415
1970	14	#2,512
1971	6	#4,379
1972	11	#2,993
1973	16	#2,405
1974	13	#2,800
1975	20	#2,205
1976	25	#1,932
1977	17	#2,557
1978	31	#1,718
1979	21	#2,312
1980	28	#1,965
1981	35	#1,661
1982	28	#1,929
1983	28	#1,905
1984	34	#1,691
1985	54	#1,304
1986	71	#1,118
1987	52	#1,399
1988	54	#1,427
1989	81	#1,184
1990	134	#890
1991	167	#797
1992	269	#630
1993	332	#557
1994	517	#440
1995	973	#282
1996	1,093	#259
1997	1,382	#222
1998	1,703	#196
1999	2,213	#166
2000	3,296	#114
2001	4,632	#86
2002	6,954	#60
2003	10,067	#39
2004	9,824	#40
2005	9,759	#43
2006	10,035	#44
2007	8,425	#54
2008	7,708	#59
2009	5,811	#72
2010	4,309	#94
2011	3,721	#107
2012	3,225	#116
2013	2,675	#146
2014	2,280	#187
2015	2,265	#185
2016	2,115	#191
2017	1,734	#221
2018	1,571	#242
2019	1,543	#243
2020	1,328	#261
2021	1,208	#286
2022	1,160	#296
2023	1,113	#300
2024	1,092	#312