Aiden
Aiden is a boys' name of Irish origin meaning “little fire.” It ranked #15 in the United States in 2025. An Anglicized form of the Irish name Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the Celtic god of fire and sun.
how do you pronounce Aiden?
AY-den
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what does Aiden mean?
The name Aiden means “little fire.” It comes from the Irish language tradition.
An Anglicized form of the Irish name Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the Celtic god of fire and sun. Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne was a 7th-century monk who brought Christianity from Ireland to northern England.
where does the name Aiden come from?
An anglicised spelling of the Irish Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, which was the name of a Celtic god of fire and the sun. The diminutive suffix makes it little fire, and the underlying Aodh was among the most common names in early medieval Ireland.
the history of Aiden
St Aidan of Lindisfarne, who died in 651, travelled from Iona at the invitation of King Oswald and re-established Christianity across Northumbria from his island monastery. The modern spelling surged in the United States from the late 1990s and did something unusual — it generated an entire rhyming cohort behind it, with Jayden, Brayden and Kayden all following in its wake.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #15 |
| 2023 | #13 |
| 2022 | #12 |
| 2021 | #11 |
| 2020 | #9 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Aiden?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Aiden?
- Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
- Aiden Turner (actor)
what names are similar to Aiden?
what names go well with Aiden?
Sibling names that share Aiden's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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