Aidan
- #10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births
- #326 for boys in 2025, 1,043 births
- Given to boys 97.7% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2003 · 10,067 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 118,431since 1936
Aidan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it. Not on the chart: 5 boys in 1936 (see the data table).
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #326 | 1,043 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #312 | 1,098 |
| 2023 | — | #300 | 1,113 | |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #296 | 1,161 |
| 2021 | #5,748 | 21 | #286 | 1,209 |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | #261 | 1,331 |
| 2019 | #7,342 | 15 | #243 | 1,544 |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | #242 | 1,571 |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #221 | 1,735 |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | #191 | 2,118 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #185 | 2,265 |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | #187 | 2,280 |
| 2013 | #4,887 | 28 | #146 | 2,676 |
| 2012 | #3,711 | 42 | #116 | 3,225 |
| 2011 | #3,132 | 53 | #107 | 3,721 |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | #94 | 4,311 |
| 2009 | #2,375 | 81 | #72 | 5,811 |
| 2008 | #1,800 | 121 | #59 | 7,709 |
| 2007 | #1,713 | 127 | #54 | 8,426 |
| 2006 | #1,365 | 169 | #44 | 10,035 |
| 2005 | #1,378 | 156 | #43 | 9,759 |
| 2004 | #1,140 | 200 | #40 | 9,824 |
| 2003 | #1,008 | 229 | #39 | 10,067 |
| 2002 | #1,104 | 191 | #60 | 6,954 |
| 2001 | #1,090 | 194 | #86 | 4,632 |
| 2000 | #1,310 | 145 | #114 | 3,296 |
| 1999 | #1,329 | 135 | #166 | 2,213 |
| 1998 | #1,762 | 89 | #196 | 1,703 |
| 1997 | #1,766 | 85 | #222 | 1,382 |
| 1996 | #1,994 | 70 | #259 | 1,093 |
| 1995 | #1,669 | 88 | #282 | 973 |
| 1994 | #3,234 | 35 | #440 | 517 |
| 1993 | #2,990 | 39 | #557 | 332 |
| 1992 | #3,036 | 38 | #630 | 269 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #797 | 167 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #890 | 134 |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | #1,184 | 81 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #1,427 | 54 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #1,400 | 52 |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | #1,118 | 71 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #1,304 | 54 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #1,690 | 34 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #1,905 | 28 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #1,929 | 28 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #1,661 | 35 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #1,965 | 28 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #2,310 | 21 |
| 1978 | — | #1,718 | 31 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,999 | 24 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,205 | 20 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,799 | 13 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #4,375 | 6 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,509 | 14 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,415 | 13 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,760 | 9 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,465 | 11 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
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| 1962 | — | #3,305 | 7 | |
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| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1936
The first year at least five boys were named Aidan! It came in at #3,549, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1936–1956, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Aidan is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#120 · 1 in 361
- Massachusetts#141 · 1 in 530
- Rhode Island#155 · 1 in 446
- Connecticut#155 · 1 in 574
- New Jersey#199 · 1 in 812
Best ever in a state: #6 in Rhode Island, 2003.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #120 | 7 | 1 in 361 |
| Massachusetts | #141 | 51 | 1 in 530 |
| Connecticut | #155 | 23 | 1 in 574 |
| Rhode Island | #155 | 7 | 1 in 446 |
| New Jersey | #199 | 49 | 1 in 812 |
| Hawaii | #214 | 5 | 1 in 584 |
| Maryland | #221 | 26 | 1 in 881 |
| Michigan | #225 | 44 | 1 in 913 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| New Hampshire | #230 | 5 | 1 in 901 |
| New York | #245 | 78 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Virginia | #251 | 34 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Illinois | #268 | 41 | 1 in 1,209 |
| California | #278 | 133 | 1 in 1,319 |
| Colorado | #278 | 23 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Florida | #300 | 64 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Pennsylvania | #304 | 37 | 1 in 1,412 |
| Louisiana | #314 | 16 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Arizona | #332 | 23 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Nebraska | #335 | 7 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Texas | #345 | 110 | 1 in 1,591 |
| Oregon | #351 | 11 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Washington | #364 | 20 | 1 in 1,640 |
| South Carolina | #385 | 13 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Georgia | #386 | 30 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Ohio | #388 | 28 | 1 in 1,876 |
| Wisconsin | #393 | 13 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Missouri | #419 | 15 | 1 in 1,854 |
| Tennessee | #430 | 18 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Nevada | #443 | 6 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Utah | #473 | 9 | 1 in 2,185 |
| North Carolina | #498 | 20 | 1 in 2,573 |
| Minnesota | #511 | 10 | 1 in 2,450 |
| Kansas | #524 | 6 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Indiana | #579 | 11 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Oklahoma | #621 | 6 | 1 in 2,947 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Aidan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 65 spots since 2020 (#261 → #326)
- Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1990
- Biggest drop: 41 spots in 2014
Rise & fade · boys
67 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 2003 at #39 (10,067 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2001–2010
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 196
- Highest: 1 in 196 boys born in 2003 were named Aidan (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,638 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 64.6% of all boys named Aidan (76,513) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #3,549 (1936) | #3,549 |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 21 | #2,821 (1959) | #3,311 |
| 1960s | 71 | #2,415 (1969) | #2,985 |
| 1970s | 172 | #1,718 (1978) | #2,603 |
| 1980s | 465 | #1,118 (1986) | #1,558 |
| 1990s | 8,783 | #166 (1999) | #444 |
| 2000s | 76,513 | #39 (2003) | #61 |
| 2010s | 25,446 | #94 (2010) | #173 |
| 2020s | 6,955 | #261 (2020) | #297 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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