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Aiden

Say it AY-den 2 syllables

Irish · “fire”

Common in the Netherlands, Ontario, British Columbia, and 3 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

1 in 913 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 170 there.

Aiden in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 6, rare in 20.
Aiden in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales170 (down)20252981 in 9131212020
Scotland144 (down)2025311 in 6341102020
Northern Ireland212 (up)202591 in 9202312020
Ireland149 (up)2025351 in 6781832020
North America
Ontario (province)43 (down)2024221about 1 in 271232019
Quebec (province)173 (down)202533about 1 in 8801032020
British Columbia (province)40 (down)202360about 1 in 217252018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025562020
Victoria (state)98 (down)202578612020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025932020
South Australia (state)Not in the published top 1002025852020
New Zealand83 (down)202549762020
Western Europe
France (as Aïden)418 (down)20252001 in 1,5132822020
Netherlands87 (down)2025177about 1 in 376782020
Central Europe
Austria543 (up)202581 in 4,7586962020
Switzerland296 (up)2025301 in 1,2003222020
Berlin (city)202 (up)202317about 1 in 9124222018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)659 (down)20231about 1 in 6,3784902018
Bonn (city)397 (down)20251about 1 in 3,1702422020
Leipzig (city)170 (up)20253about 1 in 9594032020
Rostock (city)47 (new in the list)20254about 1 in 262Not listed2020
Nordic countries
Norway301 (up)2025121 in 1,9403942020
Sweden292 (down)202528about 1 in 1,5402512020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)304 (down)2025121 in 1,7252842020
Italy289 (new in the list)2024461 in 4,116Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland581 (down)202531 in 42,1354042020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Aiden is an Irish name, and the meaning given for it is 'fire'. No fuller etymology is recorded for it here, but it sits in the same family as Aidan, the older spelling.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, AY-den, and a soft, modern sound. Related forms include Aidan, Aeddan and Aeddon, as well as the modern Jaiden, and the spelling Aïden is also used.

Aiden is found in the lists for British Columbia, Ontario and New Zealand, and further down in the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden. Canadian records show it arriving late in the last century and peaking a few years after the millennium. Its current trend is slightly downward, with a few more places falling than rising.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
AY-den · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“fire”
Origin
Irish
Spellings counted
Counted together with Aiden here: Aïden.
Related names
Aidan, Aeddan, Aeddon, Jaiden

Aiden over time

Rising in 7 of the 19 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 8. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2009.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Aiden in England and Wales: #121 in 1996, a peak of #61 in 2011, and #170 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #121, 354 boys1997: #118, 350 boys1998: #119, 387 boys1999: #113, 422 boys2000: #115, 386 boys2001: #120, 351 boys2002: #117, 405 boys2003: #113, 456 boys2004: #113, 485 boys2005: #110, 504 boys2006: #106, 542 boys2007: #109, 540 boys2008: #104, 598 boys2009: #73, 900 boys2010: #66, 1,022 boys2011: #61, 1,077 boys2012: #80, 825 boys2013: #92, 665 boys2014: #103, 594 boys2015: #112, 566 boys2016: #104, 622 boys2017: #110, 577 boys2018: #121, 498 boys2019: #138, 409 boys2020: #121, 466 boys2021: #124, 469 boys2022: #129, 435 boys2023: #138, 384 boys2024: #145, 365 boys2025: #170, 298 boys#121 in 1996peak #61, 2011#170in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996121354
1997118350
1998119387
1999113422
2000115386
2001120351
2002117405
2003113456
2004113485
2005110504
2006106542
2007109540
2008104598
200973900
2010661,022
2011611,077
201280825
201392665
2014103594
2015112566
2016104622
2017110577
2018121498
2019138409
2020121466
2021124469
2022129435
2023138384
2024145365
2025170298

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Aiden in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2011. Peak: 2009, about 794 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 1.3 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 1.5 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 2.6 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 14.1 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 79.4 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 383.9 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 724.4 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 681.3 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 637.4 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 497.4 per 100,000 boys20202005-2009: about 1 in 138 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19741.3
1975–19790
1980–19841.5
1985–19892.6
1990–199414.1
1995–199979.4
2000–2004383.9
2005–2009724.4
2010–2014681.3
2015–2019637.4
2020–2024497.4

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Aiden

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Aiden, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 468, Scotland

  2. 1 in 97, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 104, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 319, Northern Ireland

  5. 1 in 731, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 449, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 252, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 250, Ireland

  9. 1 in 339, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 805, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Aiden

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Aiden's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 50, Ireland

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 62, Poland

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 130, Scotland

Full-name check

Aiden Oliver

Syllables 2-3Initials A.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Aiden

Sisters for Aiden: Ava, Lilly, Eliza, and 5 more
  1. AvaRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden · Same initial as Aiden
  2. LillyRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden
  3. ElizaRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden
  4. JasmineRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden
  5. SummerRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden
  6. AbigailRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden · Same initial as Aiden
  7. BellaRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden
  8. PhoebeRose and fell with Aiden · Same generation as Aiden

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Aiden

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Aiden's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

  2. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 9 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  4. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  6. Common across France, the UK, three Canadian provinces, and 8 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.

  8. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

Famous people named Aiden

Aiden McGeady, Aiden O'Neill, and 2 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Aiden

How popular is Aiden in British Columbia?

Aiden ranked #40 in British Columbia in 2023, given to 60 boys, about 1 in 217.

Is Aiden rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 7 of the 19 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 8. Rising in: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Rostock, Leipzig, Berlin, and 2 other regions.

What does Aiden mean?

Aiden means “fire”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Aiden have?

Aiden has 2 syllables: AY-den.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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