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Aidan

Boy

Origin of the name

Aidan comes from the Irish Aodhán, a pet form of Aodh, “fire.”

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 2003, with 10,067 births and the No. 39 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 89% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 326. 65% of all babies named Aidan since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
118,431births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 39rank at its peak, in 2003

Where babies named Aidan are born

2003

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The darker the blue, the more common Aidan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Aidan is most common in Rhode Island (2.4 times), New Hampshire (2.1) and Massachusetts (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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