Ayden Name Meaning

Meaning “little fire,” Ayden sure has one burning in our hearts. With his spunky sound and unique spelling, he’s a natural on any modern name lovers’ list.

His inner y gives him serious cool points, a hot trend that can be seen in his cousins Kayden and Jayden, as well as more established picks like Cyrus and Tyson. The styling gives him an added edge over other variants of the name like Aidan and Aiden.

While his spelling may signal his youth, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. He’s perfect on a little guy ready to take on the world. He doesn’t have a bit of rigidity to him either, a name fit for a boy determined to have fun. We love this relaxed side to him and hope you do too.

The Ayden spelling is not the most popular but combined with the other variations of the name, he is definitely more popular than you’d think. This could be a dealbreaker for some parents, as he will be heard more often than one would expect and will likely go by his first name and last initial in more than one class in life. Honestly, popularity isn’t that bad, however. The name is great and should be enjoyed!

Infographic of Ayden name meaning, which is A variant spelling of Aiden, Ayden is an Irish name meaning little fire.
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Ayden Name Popularity

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

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 0 0%
1919 0 0%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 0 0%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 0 0%
1932 0 0%
1933 0 0%
1934 0 0%
1935 0 0%
1936 0 0%
1937 0 0%
1938 0 0%
1939 0 0%
1940 0 0%
1941 0 0%
1942 0 0%
1943 0 0%
1944 0 0%
1945 0 0%
1946 0 0%
1947 0 0%
1948 0 0%
1949 0 0%
1950 0 0%
1951 0 0%
1952 0 0%
1953 0 0%
1954 0 0%
1955 0 0%
1956 0 0%
1957 0 0%
1958 0 0%
1959 0 0%
1960 0 0%
1961 0 0%
1962 0 0%
1963 0 0%
1964 0 0%
1965 0 0%
1966 0 0%
1967 0 0%
1968 0 0%
1969 0 0%
1970 0 0%
1971 0 0%
1972 0 0%
1973 0 0%
1974 0 0%
1975 0 0%
1976 0 0%
1977 0 0%
1978 0 0%
1979 0 0%
1980 0 0%
1981 0 0%
1982 0 0%
1983 0 0%
1984 0 0%
1985 0 0%
1986 0 0%
1987 0 0%
1988 0 0%
1989 0 0%
1990 0 0%
1991 0 0%
1992 0 0%
1993 0 0%
1994 0 0%
1995 2,132 8 0.0005%
1996 2,281 7 0.0005%
1997 1,716 19 0.0013%
1998 1,072 74 0.0049%
1999 1,050 79 0.0053%
2000 690 204 0.0134%
2001 505 411 0.0273%
2002 319 834 0.0557%
2003 201 1,824 0.1199%
2004 182 2,178 0.1429%
2005 145 2,721 0.178%
2006 118 3,587 0.2291%
2007 102 4,319 0.2737%
2008 91 5,048 0.3266%
2009 87 4,994 0.3341%
2010 78 5,132 0.3561%
2011 70 6,124 0.4298%
2012 68 6,221 0.4366%
2013 71 6,069 0.4263%
2014 74 5,608 0.3849%
2015 87 4,874 0.335%
2016 92 4,476 0.3104%
2017 99 3,925 0.2812%
2018 104 3,643 0.2652%
2019 114 3,336 0.2464%
2020 121 2,944 0.2313%
2021 143 2,600 0.2127%
2022 171 2,154 0.1633%

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Data via SSA.gov.


Names Like Ayden

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


What names are variants of Ayden?

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

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aden

Fire

Gaelic

Aidan

Little fire

Irish

Aiden

Little fire

Irish

Aydan

Fire

Gaelic

Aydin

Fire

Gaelic


What names sound like Ayden?

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

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Alden

Old friend

English

Arden

Great forest

Latin

Auden

Old friend

English

Ayken

Made of oak

English

Ayren

Mountain of strength

Hebrew

Braiden

Descendant of Brad?

Irish

Brayden

Son of Bradan

Irish

Caden

Son of Cadan

Irish

Cadence

Rhythm

Latin

Cayden

Son of Cadan

Irish

Hayden

Hay valley

English

Jadan
Jaden

Thankful one

Hebrew

Jadon

Thankful; God will judge

Hebrew

Jaiden

Thankful one

Hebrew

Jayden

Thankful one

Hebrew

Kaiden

Son of Cadan

American

Kayden

Son of Cadan

American

Raiden

Thunder and lightning

Japanese

Ryden

Horseman, rider

English

Waylon

Land by the road

English

Xhaiden

Created Name

American

Zaiden

Increasing, Surplus

American

Zayden

Increasing

American


What names are similar to Ayden?

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

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Bentley

Bent grass meadow

English

Brantley

Fire

English

Cash

Case

English

Daxton

From Dax, France

English

Gage

Pledge

English

Jace

To heal

American

Jaxson

Son of Jack

English

Jaylen

Created name

American

Maverick

Independent one

American

Xander

Defender of man

Greek


Lists With Ayden

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Ayden.


Siblings of Ayden

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

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jayden

Thankful one

Hebrew

Danniell

God is my Judge

French

17 Comments

  1. We chose to name my second son, who is just over 3 months old, Ayden because my first son, who is 11, his middle name is Ayden. So we thought it would be neat to use his name.

  2. I have twins Ayden and Austin both boys

  3. I choosed the name Ayden becuz my boyfriend’s which is the father to ayden , but his son’s name is jaiden an they ryme so we thought it was cute?

  4. My sister actually came up with the name Ayden because I have another son his name is Amari so I wanted to keep the “A” name.

  5. I thought of this name because,I want him not be scared of anything.Be able too stand up to challenges.And be a brave and courageous person.

    • Im ayden lol

      • so am i

  6. We picked the name Ayden because we wanted an Irish/Celtic name and when I was first pregnant I wanted spicy, acidic foods. So I looked up the name using the mean “fire” and Ayden came up. Our niece is Ember meaning fire bringer, and his initials spell ASH. So it worked out perfect!

  7. No matter girl or boy a name or no name its what you make of it, not what it makes of you.

  8. I was wondering what it meant

    • Lol me too

  9. We just thought it was a pretty name

  10. I chose the name Ayden because it was in my top three list after birth, I had a very long very rough birth and wasn’t able to hold him for 4 hours after I gave birth, so when I did I knew Ayden sounded like a fighter name and that’s what he was. He was a fighter. I like that Ayden fits well with his middle name which is Alexander I love the double A names.

    • I also named my son Ayden Alexander who was born Nov 9th!!

    • My name is Alexandre and I want to name my son Ayden 🙂

  11. I loved the name because of its biblical meaning of attractice and handsome.

    • my name is ayden and i hate when people make fun of it because im a girl with a boys name.


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