Aiden Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Aiden

Aiden Name Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: ay-den
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Aiden Name Meaning

Aiden has been taking the baby name world by storm since the early 2000s with his stylish look and trendy vibes. He’s the name of two saints as well as a king, leaving his mark on history long before sneaking up the name charts.The name has burned especially bright in the hearts of many parents thanks to its warm meaning “little fire.”

Boyish and adventurous, little Aiden is bursting with energy, perhaps due to his fiery meaning. He’s a name rich with character, the perfect choice for a little boy destined for games of backyard tag and exploration with friends. Despite his youthful feel he also wears well on adults thanks to his lack of cutesy nicknames and strong ending similar to yesterday’s Brandon and Alan.

Aiden is on-trend with the -aden name craze of Hayden, Brayden, Caiden, and Jaden. He’s also a vowel name, a trend seen in the rise of Owen, Ethan, and Oliver. In addition, he’s an Irish name, an origin that has been dominating U.S. charts with Liam, Dylan, and Conor making their marks as well.

Aiden is teeming with variant spellings for parents to choose from including Aidan, Ayden, Aydan, and Aden. Similar names without the popularity are Eagan, Brendon, and Kieran.

Aiden Name Popularity

How popular is the name Aiden? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
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1990	2,441	5	0.0003%
1991	2,358	6	0.0004%
1992	2,140	8	0.0005%
1993	1,879	12	0.0008%
1994	1,208	44	0.0029%
1995	989	79	0.0052%
1996	825	122	0.0081%
1997	634	219	0.0148%
1998	547	321	0.0214%
1999	474	436	0.0291%
2000	322	852	0.0558%
2001	217	1,577	0.1047%
2002	135	2,830	0.1888%
2003	73	5,684	0.3736%
2004	60	7,159	0.4697%
2005	50	9,081	0.5939%
2006	30	11,583	0.7397%
2007	27	13,101	0.8303%
2008	16	15,578	1.0079%
2009	12	16,017	1.0716%
2010	9	15,535	1.078%
2011	9	15,492	1.0874%
2012	10	14,896	1.0453%
2013	12	13,615	0.9563%
2014	14	13,394	0.9193%
2015	13	13,449	0.9243%
2016	16	12,212	0.847%
2017	17	11,259	0.8067%
2018	19	9,979	0.7263%
2019	20	9,326	0.6889%
2020	22	8,418	0.6613%
2021	26	8,252	0.6751%
2022	27	7,708	0.5843%

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Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Aiden

If you like Aiden, you’ll love these other names like Aiden.

What names are diminutives of Aiden?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Aiden sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aiden, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Dan	Judge; God is my judge	Hebrew

What names are variants of Aiden?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Aiden.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aden	Fire	Gaelic
Aidan	Little fire	Irish
Aidyn	Fire	Gaelic
Aydan	Fire	Gaelic
Ayden	Little fire	Irish

What names sound like Aiden?

If you like how Aiden sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aiden.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aiken	Made of oak	English
Airen	Mountain of strength	Hebrew
Alden	Old friend	English
Arden	Great forest	Latin
Auden	Old friend	English
Bradan	Salmon	Irish
Braden	Salmon	Irish
Brayden	Son of Bradan	Irish

Caden	Son of Cadan	Irish
Caidan	Companion	Arabic
Caiden	Son of Cadan	American
Eiden	Fire	Gaelic
Hayden	Hay valley	English
Jadan
Jaden	Thankful one	Hebrew
Jadon	Thankful; God will judge	Hebrew
Jayden	Thankful one	Hebrew
Kayden	Son of Cadan	American
Raiden	Thunder and lightning	Japanese
Zaiden	Increasing, Surplus	American

What names are similar to Aiden?

Find a name that’s like Aiden, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Finn	Fair	Irish
Ian	God is gracious	Scottish
Leland	Plowed land	English

Liam	Helmet of will	Irish
Mason	Stoneworker	English
Owen	Noble born	Welsh
Ronan	Little seal	Irish
Rowan	Of the rowan tree	Gaelic
Ryan	Little king	Irish
Sean	God is gracious	Irish

Lists With Aiden

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Siblings of Aiden

Mamas with kids named Aiden also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Austin	Great	English
Hudson	Son of Hudd	English
Harrison	Son of Harry	English
Hunter	Hunter	English
Ricky	Powerful leader; peaceful ruler	German
Noah	To rest	Hebrew
Bella	Beautiful one	Italian
Elijah	My God is Yahweh	Hebrew

Jackson
Anastasia	Resurrection	Greek

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31 Comments

Kimberly Jun 19 at 5:59 am

I’ve always thought is was a pretty name.

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peepee caca Mar 16 at 10:53 am

aiden?is a ?? thing

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Martha Feb 26 at 2:26 am

actually I wasn’t the one that choose the name, his father did. so when he said that his son has tore named after Aidan I agreed because I googled the meaning and saw it was a nice name which means little fire, handsome and pleasure given.
Aiden is a good son, he’s charming and he is so loving to everyone

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Trinity Jan 10 at 10:49 am

For 5 months we thought our little boy was a little girl. It came as quite the shock when we found out otherwise. It took a few hours to pick the right name, but we settled with Aiden because it’s Irish for little fire. We chose this name because for those 5 months before we learned the true gender, he would “beat” me up. We just felt it was appropriate.

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Martha Nov 7 at 12:54 pm

By te way way I wasn’t the one who chose the name, it was his father and I accepted it because it has good meaning…it means FIRE and HANDSOME ? and so I believe that what you call your child then that’s what your child is gonna be. So i believe my Aiden is going to be fire? in everything; studies, life, spiritual etc

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Karli Sep 29 at 11:08 pm

My boyfriend originally picked it out and I fell in love with it! ?

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Natalie Jul 18 at 2:03 am

My mother, Diane, passed away right as he was being conceived. His name is hers spelt differently.

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Brooklin Jul 7 at 12:06 pm

I chose Aiden because he is a little fire ball

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Jade Jan 12 at 1:36 pm

Fiance’s mom had a dream about what we named him, she told me the name and it just felt right when I would talk about him and say Aiden. So we went with Aiden Parker

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Kat Aug 14 at 9:57 am

We were looking for a name that had a soft sound to it. Aiden just seemed to click for both my husband and I.

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- Amaya Jul 12 at 7:28 am
  
  I don’t know
  
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Marisa May 3 at 10:08 am

We liked the name Brayden but didn’t like the initials all together. We found Aiden in a baby lost name and it means “little fire” my husband is a firefighter so we knew that was the one. I love the name and now looking at him I can’t imagine him having any other name.

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Jamie Mar 22 at 8:02 am

Aiden means little fire which I thought was adorable!

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Cc Feb 6 at 4:49 pm

It’s a beautiful name and I love it

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Cheyenne Sep 21 at 12:33 pm

Its a unique name. Rarely picked and i love the name

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Alondra Fernandez May 31 at 9:36 am

Aiden is always happy but he still cries a lot .

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- Niya Jan 29 at 2:29 pm
  
  I thought of this one because of my new baby cuzin(if it is a boy) so I cannot wait too find out
  
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Emily May 3 at 1:34 pm

Love the name 🙂

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Renee Mar 16 at 9:33 am

I chose Aiden for my sons name because my dad suggested an irish name because of my ancestors. I chose it and the only thing i dont like since i did it seems like everyone else is naming their kiddos Aiden just spelled differently. I love my son he is such a joy and has brought big changes to my life and made me a better person for it?

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Kenniesha Mar 8 at 10:06 am

His father choose the name. He wanted a name that started with “A”. Its an ok name.

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Tiffany Dennis Jul 12 at 1:46 pm

I name him after his brother aj .so I gave him the name aiden .I think it’s very unique

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Tiffany Dennis Jul 5 at 8:15 pm

Very delighted and happy that I can give another human being life

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Quintoria Apr 28 at 12:53 pm

My mother name Aiden. She gave me the name Aidens Tristan, and Landon. I chose Aiden. It means the fiery one.

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Akhila Mar 21 at 2:57 pm

I did a lot of searching before I finalized on Aiden!
He was our answered prayer and a fiery lil one so the name.

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Kelly Feb 8 at 4:23 pm

Aiden is Hunters twin brother both born January 17, 2020. My sister came up with the name Aiden because it was a favorite name for her we use my father in law name as a middle

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Tabby Jul 26 at 10:11 am

Love my lil guy

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STACEY Jul 16 at 11:34 am

I love the name Aiden

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Andrea Apr 22 at 7:02 pm

He was my first born so I went with one of the more modern (at the time 2009) names from websites. I like the simplicity of the name but didn’t realize how many spellings there were.

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Lisa Apr 22 at 12:59 pm

Loved the name Aiden.

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Ashley Apr 13 at 1:07 pm

We searched a lot of boy names and tried to be mindful and prayerful about who we thought this little boy would be. Aiden means “fiery one” and we felt like it matched him! Turns out it does 😉 Also, we liked that it was unique but not strange. It’s hard to find boy names that aren’t overused but that are still normal sounding. Aiden feels like a sweet and strong name.

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Alicia Apr 11 at 4:31 pm

We combined our names, Alicia & Ben
A&i- Alicia
d – Dunable (last name)
e&n- Ben

Plus it means little fire and it’s Irish (my hubby’s side)

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