Name
Aiden
Meaning
Aiden is a masculine name of Irish origin meaning “little fire”.
Aiden anglicizes Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the Old Irish god of fire, and was borne by the gentle seventh-century Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne. Its sound conquered American naming in the 2000s, spawning a generation of rhyming -aden names, but the original carries true ember-light etymology.
A US top-20 boys' name through much of the 2000s and 2010s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #62 in 2025 · peak #9 in 2011
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Aiden is a masculine name of Irish origin meaning “little fire”. Aiden anglicizes Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the Old Irish god of fire, and was borne by the gentle seventh-century Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne.
Aiden is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a US top-20 boys' name through much of the 2000s and 2010s.
The name Aiden comes from Irish. Aiden anglicizes Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, the Old Irish god of fire, and was borne by the gentle seventh-century Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne. Its sound conquered American naming in the 2000s, spawning a generation of rhyming -aden names, but the original carries true ember-light etymology.
Aiden is pronounced AY-den.
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