Baby Name Popularity Profile

Aidan

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Aidan.

✦ Little fire 🌍 Celtic Traditional
National Rank (2025) #326
All-Time Peak Rank #39 Achieved 2003
Total U.S. Births 118,431 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 98.7% Boy / 1.3% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1936 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 10,067 births in 2003
πŸ’‘ The Aidan Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Little fire
Language Origin Celtic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Old Irish name AodhΓ‘n, a diminutive of Aodh, meaning 'fire'.
Alternative Spellings
Aiden Aydan Aydin
Pronunciation: AY-dΙ™n
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Aidan across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -21.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -54.0%
2015: 2,265 births 2,265 2016: 2,118 births 2017: 1,735 births 2018: 1,571 births 2019: 1,544 births 2020: 1,331 births 1,331 2021: 1,209 births 2022: 1,161 births 2023: 1,113 births 2024: 1,098 births 2025: 1,043 births 1,043
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 10,067 births in 2003
Years in Top 100 10 yrs
Years in Top 500 32 yrs
Longest Streak 62 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 5
1940s: 0
1950s: 21
1960s: 71
1970s: 172
1980s: 465
1990s: 8,783
2000s: 76,513
2010s: 25,446
2020s: 6,955

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ai-an
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, New Hampshire, Alaska, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #443 883 2003 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #231 807 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 310 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island #156 791 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #141 4,749 2003 +4.1% Growth
Colorado #278 2,319 2003 25.8% Decline
Arizona #332 2,353 2005 17.9% Decline
Delaware Unranked 386 2008 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #199 4,733 2006 16.9% Decline
Connecticut #155 1,877 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #364 2,707 2003 28.6% Decline
Florida #300 5,525 2005 32.6% Decline
Maryland #221 2,372 2005 13.3% Decline
Oregon #351 1,411 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #251 3,391 2006 30.6% Decline
California #278 14,896 2003 19.4% Decline
Vermont Unranked 251 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii #216 413 2005 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 709 2003 Insufficient historical volume
New York #245 10,043 2003 41.8% Decline
Utah #474 1,030 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 519 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #268 5,763 2005 16.3% Decline
Idaho Unranked 450 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #524 1,185 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #345 8,515 2006 +17.0% Growth
Minnesota #512 2,039 2003 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia #121 486 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #304 5,675 2004 37.3% Decline
Wisconsin #394 2,025 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #227 307 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #386 2,805 2006 25.0% Decline
Michigan #225 3,647 2004 +46.7% Growth
Indiana #581 2,233 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #419 2,091 2005 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #498 2,677 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #388 4,110 2006 24.3% Decline
Nebraska #335 623 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #430 1,744 2006 41.9% Decline
Oklahoma #621 1,106 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 109 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 1,007 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #708 1,191 2006 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 229 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #314 1,164 2008 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #385 916 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 658 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 904 2006 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 165 2006 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 447 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 528 2006 Insufficient historical volume

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