Baby Name Popularity Profile

Aiden

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

✦ Little fire 🌍 Irish Traditional
National Rank (2025) #62
All-Time Peak Rank #9 Achieved 2010
Total U.S. Births 257,765 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.4% Boy / 0.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1970 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 16,030 births in 2009
πŸ’‘ The Aiden Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Little fire
Language Origin Irish
Origin Type single
Anglicized form of the Irish name AodhΓ‘n, a diminutive of Aodh meaning 'fire'.
Alternative Spellings
Aidan Ayden Aydan
Pronunciation: EY-den
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

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

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -41.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -62.6%
2015: 13,506 births 13,506 2016: 12,269 births 2017: 11,357 births 2018: 10,062 births 2019: 9,403 births 2020: 8,619 births 8,619 2021: 8,313 births 2022: 7,852 births 2023: 6,701 births 2024: 6,262 births 2025: 5,046 births 5,046
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 16,030 births in 2009
Years in Top 100 23 yrs
Years in Top 500 27 yrs
Longest Streak 43 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 25
1980s: 76
1990s: 1,642
2000s: 83,554
2010s: 129,675
2020s: 42,793

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ai-en
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. 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, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Delaware
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #58 2,465 2008 48.3% Decline
Arizona #69 5,967 2008 43.5% Decline
Alaska #110 660 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #52 15,161 2011 34.1% Decline
Delaware #35 815 2009 25.9% Decline
Idaho #144 1,384 2008 65.5% Decline
Colorado #64 4,194 2007 35.9% Decline
Texas #53 25,491 2009 33.8% Decline
California #51 33,133 2012 46.9% Decline
Washington #76 5,328 2009 52.5% Decline
Utah #72 2,697 2009 24.1% Decline
New Mexico #75 1,751 2009 62.9% Decline
New Hampshire #157 999 2005 66.7% Decline
Oregon #67 2,843 2008 25.0% Decline
Hawaii #45 946 2011 51.4% Decline
Virginia #45 6,873 2010 34.9% Decline
Maryland #35 4,502 2011 30.4% Decline
Georgia #48 8,336 2011 43.2% Decline
Wyoming #91 377 2009 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #72 7,548 2011 41.3% Decline
Tennessee #73 5,439 2009 34.3% Decline
New Jersey #39 6,865 2011 26.4% Decline
Connecticut #71 2,714 2011 51.0% Decline
Vermont #80 415 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #114 2,440 2008 51.5% Decline
Rhode Island #68 841 2009 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #72 3,340 2011 44.6% Decline
Indiana #109 5,353 2008 58.7% Decline
Oklahoma #73 2,965 2010 43.3% Decline
Maine #91 959 2010 51.7% Decline
New York #40 16,685 2011 42.0% Decline
Arkansas #56 2,338 2011 39.5% Decline
Missouri #116 4,694 2009 46.0% Decline
Michigan #70 7,922 2009 41.9% Decline
Minnesota #79 3,825 2008 37.6% Decline
Kentucky #129 3,605 2009 56.6% Decline
Montana #96 631 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #91 4,112 2009 33.3% Decline
Massachusetts #56 5,009 2008 29.3% Decline
Ohio #84 9,355 2009 43.0% Decline
North Dakota #107 686 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #67 9,845 2009 45.3% Decline
Louisiana #46 3,606 2011 28.4% Decline
South Dakota #146 666 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #136 1,416 2008 54.8% Decline
Alabama #157 3,442 2012 68.1% Decline
Mississippi #31 2,372 2010 30.8% Decline
Pennsylvania #69 9,769 2008 45.6% Decline
Iowa #127 2,329 2010 44.8% Decline
West Virginia #127 1,501 2009 62.5% Decline
District of Columbia #30 605 2013 36.4% Decline

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