Aidan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 901 babies (rank #70 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

14,565

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

901

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
1996	680	#83
1997	732	#82
1998	712	#81
1999	748	#75
2000	741	#72
2001	717	#80
2002	891	#67
2003	838	#72
2004	901	#70
2005	865	#78
2006	804	#86
2007	867	#78
2008	749	#91
2009	858	#78
2010	710	#91
2011	637	#101
2012	535	#120
2013	415	#143
2014	364	#156
2015	421	#138
2016	365	#161