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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
118,431
since 1936

Aidan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #39, 2003boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178#3261,043
2024#12,1617#3121,098
2023—#3001,113
2022#9,05611#2961,161
2021#5,74821#2861,209
2020#5,00325#2611,331
2019#7,34215#2431,544
2018#7,40915#2421,571
2017#6,04420#2211,735
2016#6,18620#1912,118
2015#5,45824#1852,265
2014#5,99321#1872,280
2013#4,88728#1462,676
2012#3,71142#1163,225
2011#3,13253#1073,721
2010#3,30649#944,311
2009#2,37581#725,811
2008#1,800121#597,709
2007#1,713127#548,426
2006#1,365169#4410,035
2005#1,378156#439,759
2004#1,140200#409,824
2003#1,008229#3910,067
2002#1,104191#606,954
2001#1,090194#864,632
2000#1,310145#1143,296
1999#1,329135#1662,213
1998#1,76289#1961,703
1997#1,76685#2221,382
1996#1,99470#2591,093
1995#1,66988#282973
1994#3,23435#440517
1993#2,99039#557332
1992#3,03638#630269
1991#5,39917#797167
1990#5,54916#890134
1989#5,28616#1,18481
1988#4,17221#1,42754
1987#5,61313#1,40052
1986#4,72416#1,11871
1985#5,34813#1,30454
1984#5,53912#1,69034
1983#6,21210#1,90528
1982#6,8889#1,92928
1981#6,8049#1,66135
1980#5,91211#1,96528
1979#9,0106#2,31021
1978—#1,71831
1977—#2,55617
1976—#1,99924
1975—#2,20520
1974—#2,79913
1973#6,6667#2,40516
1972—#3,15210
1971—#4,3756
1970—#2,50914
1969—#2,41513
1968—#2,57611
1967—#2,7609
1966—#2,46511
1965—#3,2447
1964—#4,0395
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1962—#3,3057
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1960—#3,0778
1959—#2,8219
1958—#3,5596
1957—#3,5526
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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 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 593 boysAKMaine: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 720 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #119 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 563 boysNHWashington: #150 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 687 boysWAIdaho: #245 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,220 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #202 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,495 boysMNIllinois: #243 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,499 boysILWisconsin: #198 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,273 boysWIMichigan: #304 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,292 boysMINew York: #163 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 1,024 boysNYMassachusetts: #92 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 477 boysMARhode Island: #120 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 615 boysRIOregon: #168 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 757 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #311 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,687 boysINOhio: #363 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,349 boysOHPennsylvania: #166 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,158 boysPANew Jersey: #177 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,187 boysNJConnecticut: #128 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 686 boysCTCalifornia: #269 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 1,725 boysCAUtah: #244 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,263 boysUTColorado: #149 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 710 boysCONebraska: #233 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,401 boysNEMissouri: #319 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,654 boysMOKentucky: #416 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,628 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #195 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,259 boysVAMaryland: #230 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,512 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedDEArizona: #268 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,524 boysAZNew Mexico: #256 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 boysNMKansas: #296 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,879 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedARTennessee: #395 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,439 boysTNNorth Carolina: #356 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,699 boysNCSouth Carolina: #444 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,275 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 555 boysDCOklahoma: #363 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,723 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #425 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,028 boysGAHawaii: #188 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 814 boysHITexas: #363 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 2,398 boysTXFlorida: #476 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,859 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#92 · 1 in 477
  2. New Hampshire#119 · 1 in 563
  3. Rhode Island#120 · 1 in 615
  4. Connecticut#128 · 1 in 686
  5. District of Columbia#132 · 1 in 555

Best ever in a state: #6 in Rhode Island, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#92781 in 477
New Hampshire#119111 in 563
Rhode Island#12091 in 615
Connecticut#128281 in 686
District of Columbia#13291 in 555
Maine#13881 in 720
Alaska#14761 in 593
Colorado#149351 in 710
Washington#150491 in 687
New York#1631161 in 1,024
Pennsylvania#166591 in 1,158
Oregon#168261 in 757
New Jersey#177411 in 1,187
Hawaii#18871 in 814
Virginia#195311 in 1,259
Wisconsin#198231 in 1,273
Minnesota#202191 in 1,495
Maryland#230191 in 1,512
Nebraska#23371 in 1,401
Illinois#243541 in 1,499
Utah#244151 in 1,263
Idaho#24561 in 1,220
New Mexico#25691 in 1,199
Arizona#268221 in 1,524
California#2691471 in 1,725
Kansas#29681 in 1,879
Michigan#304261 in 2,292
Indiana#311141 in 2,687
Missouri#319131 in 2,654
North Carolina#356171 in 2,699
Ohio#363211 in 3,349
Oklahoma#36371 in 2,723
Texas#363651 in 2,398
Tennessee#395101 in 3,439
Kentucky#41651 in 4,628
Georgia#425161 in 3,028
South Carolina#44461 in 3,275
Florida#476221 in 3,859
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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
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#312 → #326)
  • 65 spots since 2020 (#261 → #326)
  • 141 spots since 2015 (#185 → #326)
  • Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1990 (#1,184 → #890)
  • Biggest drop: 41 spots in 2014 (#146 → #187)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#3,549 (1936)#3,549
1940s0——
1950s21#2,821 (1959)#3,311
1960s71#2,415 (1969)#2,985
1970s172#1,718 (1978)#2,603
1980s465#1,118 (1986)#1,558
1990s8,783#166 (1999)#444
2000s76,513#39 (2003)#61
2010s25,446#94 (2010)#173
2020s6,955#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.

Aidan in 1996

girls
#1,994
70 births · 1 in 25,043 girls
boys
#259
1,093 births · 1 in 1,733 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #1,994Aidan70

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #259Aidan1,093
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 25,043 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 87.5% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #1,980Tonisha71
  2. #1,980Xenia71
  3. #1,980Yael71
  4. #1,994Aidan70
  5. #1,994Akia70
  6. #1,994Angelita70
  7. #1,994Aryanna70
  8. #2,014Aleshia69
  9. #2,014Alesia69
  10. #2,014Breeann69

Tied with 19 names at #1,994; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 1,733 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 97.5% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #256Lawrence1,116
  2. #257Nolan1,106
  3. #258Terry1,094
  4. #259Aidan1,093
  5. #260Russell1,086
  6. #261Lane1,070
  7. #262Micheal1,068
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →