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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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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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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #89 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 277 boysAKMaine: #91 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 324 boysMEVermont: #58 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 182 boysVTNew Hampshire: #49 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 157 boysNHWashington: #80 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 318 boysWAIdaho: #118 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 414 boysIDMontana: #86 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 285 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #109 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 524 boysMNIllinois: #130 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 583 boysILWisconsin: #125 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 547 boysWIMichigan: #120 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 565 boysMINew York: #84 for boys · 281 births · 1 in 408 boysNYMassachusetts: #46 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 174 boysMARhode Island: #42 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 146 boysRIOregon: #87 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 335 boysORNevada: #149 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 619 boysNVWyoming: #102 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 291 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedSDIowa: #199 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 979 boysIAIndiana: #152 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 690 boysINOhio: #135 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 666 boysOHPennsylvania: #90 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 396 boysPANew Jersey: #76 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 335 boysNJConnecticut: #70 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 276 boysCTCalifornia: #143 for boys · 409 births · 1 in 606 boysCAUtah: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 635 boysUTColorado: #76 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 284 boysCONebraska: #134 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 462 boysNEMissouri: #135 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 636 boysMOKentucky: #153 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 834 boysKYWest Virginia: #159 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 836 boysWVVirginia: #75 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 363 boysVAMaryland: #97 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 449 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 527 boysDEArizona: #132 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 512 boysAZNew Mexico: #107 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 394 boysNMKansas: #154 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 589 boysKSArkansas: #188 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 876 boysARTennessee: #213 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,179 boysTNNorth Carolina: #180 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 958 boysNCSouth Carolina: #177 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 995 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #56 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 232 boysDCOklahoma: #166 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 736 boysOKLouisiana: #407 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,271 boysLAMississippi: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,556 boysMSAlabama: #293 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,687 boysALGeorgia: #188 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 989 boysGAHawaii: #80 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 305 boysHITexas: #182 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 884 boysTXFlorida: #168 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 884 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#42 · 1 in 146
  2. Massachusetts#46 · 1 in 174
  3. New Hampshire#49 · 1 in 157
  4. District of Columbia#56 · 1 in 232
  5. Vermont#58 · 1 in 182

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#42361 in 146
Massachusetts#462081 in 174
New Hampshire#49381 in 157
District of Columbia#56211 in 232
Vermont#58131 in 182
Connecticut#70661 in 276
Virginia#751131 in 363
Colorado#761001 in 284
New Jersey#761431 in 335
Hawaii#80171 in 305
Washington#801091 in 318
New York#842811 in 408
Montana#86141 in 285
Oregon#87591 in 335
Alaska#89121 in 277
Pennsylvania#901661 in 396
Maine#91171 in 324
Maryland#97641 in 449
Wyoming#10261 in 291
New Mexico#107271 in 394
Minnesota#109561 in 524
Delaware#11681 in 527
Idaho#118191 in 414
Michigan#1201051 in 565
Wisconsin#125541 in 547
Illinois#1301381 in 583
Arizona#132741 in 512
Nebraska#134221 in 462
Missouri#135541 in 636
Ohio#1351061 in 666
California#1434091 in 606
Nevada#149201 in 619
Indiana#152571 in 690
Kentucky#153291 in 834
Kansas#154281 in 589
Utah#157331 in 635
West Virginia#159111 in 836
Oklahoma#166281 in 736
Florida#1681011 in 884
South Carolina#177211 in 995
North Carolina#180541 in 958
Texas#1821941 in 884
Arkansas#188171 in 876
Georgia#188561 in 989
Iowa#199171 in 979
Tennessee#213311 in 1,179
Alabama#293151 in 1,687
Mississippi#304101 in 1,556
Louisiana#407121 in 2,271
North Dakota———
South Dakota———

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 2000

girls
#1,310
145 births · 1 in 12,524 girls
boys
#114
3,296 births · 1 in 596 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #1,310Aidan145

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #114Aidan3,296
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 12,524 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 92.6% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #1,305Jami146
  2. #1,305Kaytlyn146
  3. #1,305Mari146
  4. #1,310Aidan145
  5. #1,310Aleena145
  6. #1,310Danyelle145
  7. #1,310Jaylen145
  8. #1,318Analisa144
  9. #1,318Corrine144
  10. #1,318Kalista144

Tied with 7 names at #1,310; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 596 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 99.1% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #111Colton3,410
  2. #112Joel3,380
  3. #113Maxwell3,364
  4. #114Aidan3,296
  5. #115Travis3,289
  6. #116Shane3,275
  7. #117Colin3,256
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →