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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #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 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 704 boysAKMaine: #176 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 581 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #174 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 655 boysNHWashington: #167 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 672 boysWAIdaho: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 927 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #195 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 778 boysMNIllinois: #171 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 722 boysILWisconsin: #222 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 945 boysWIMichigan: #187 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 828 boysMINew York: #110 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 509 boysNYMassachusetts: #121 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 516 boysMARhode Island: #170 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 643 boysRIOregon: #183 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 680 boysORNevada: #202 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 750 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedSDIowa: #262 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,052 boysIAIndiana: #200 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 822 boysINOhio: #196 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 874 boysOHPennsylvania: #148 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 633 boysPANew Jersey: #100 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 451 boysNJConnecticut: #114 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 443 boysCTCalifornia: #163 for boys · 325 births · 1 in 712 boysCAUtah: #257 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,025 boysUTColorado: #155 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 607 boysCONebraska: #190 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 648 boysNEMissouri: #203 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 809 boysMOKentucky: #183 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 719 boysKYWest Virginia: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,013 boysWVVirginia: #177 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 784 boysVAMaryland: #145 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 600 boysMDDelaware: #170 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 602 boysDEArizona: #161 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 626 boysAZNew Mexico: #127 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 454 boysNMKansas: #215 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 790 boysKSArkansas: #293 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,217 boysARTennessee: #224 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 980 boysTNNorth Carolina: #225 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,014 boysNCSouth Carolina: #216 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 933 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #195 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 701 boysDCOklahoma: #204 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 765 boysOKLouisiana: #253 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,096 boysLAMississippi: #284 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,253 boysMSAlabama: #179 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 745 boysALGeorgia: #215 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 949 boysGAHawaii: #237 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 787 boysHITexas: #216 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 977 boysTXFlorida: #161 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 691 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#100 · 1 in 451
  2. New York#110 · 1 in 509
  3. Connecticut#114 · 1 in 443
  4. Massachusetts#121 · 1 in 516
  5. New Mexico#127 · 1 in 454

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#100931 in 451
New York#1102021 in 509
Connecticut#114331 in 443
Massachusetts#121581 in 516
New Mexico#127201 in 454
Maryland#145471 in 600
Pennsylvania#148961 in 633
Colorado#155451 in 607
Arizona#161601 in 626
Florida#1611391 in 691
California#1633251 in 712
Washington#167541 in 672
Delaware#17061 in 602
Rhode Island#17061 in 643
Illinois#171921 in 722
New Hampshire#17471 in 655
Maine#17681 in 581
Virginia#177541 in 784
Alabama#179311 in 745
Kentucky#183311 in 719
Oregon#183271 in 680
Michigan#187591 in 828
Nebraska#190161 in 648
District of Columbia#19561 in 701
Minnesota#195361 in 778
Ohio#196691 in 874
Indiana#200441 in 822
Nevada#202181 in 750
Missouri#203401 in 809
Oklahoma#204271 in 765
Georgia#215581 in 949
Kansas#215201 in 790
South Carolina#216231 in 933
Texas#2161911 in 977
Alaska#22251 in 704
Wisconsin#222291 in 945
Tennessee#224371 in 980
North Carolina#225511 in 1,014
Hawaii#23761 in 787
West Virginia#23881 in 1,013
Louisiana#253231 in 1,096
Idaho#25491 in 927
Utah#257211 in 1,025
Iowa#262151 in 1,052
Mississippi#284111 in 1,253
Arkansas#293121 in 1,217
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South Dakota———
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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 2014

girls
#5,993
21 births · 1 in 85,065 girls
boys
#187
2,280 births · 1 in 842 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #5,993Aidan21

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #187Aidan2,280
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 85,065 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 68.8% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #5,797Zoelle22
  2. #5,797Zoriah22
  3. #5,797Zurie22
  4. #5,993Aidan21
  5. #5,993Aahna21
  6. #5,993Adaley21
  7. #5,993Ainslie21
  8. #6,207Aariah20
  9. #6,207Aby20
  10. #6,207Adanna20

Tied with 213 names at #5,993; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 842 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #184Oscar2,321
  2. #185Luca2,304
  3. #186Avery2,283
  4. #187Aidan2,280
  5. #188Zayden2,232
  6. #189Mark2,194
  7. #190Jake2,171
Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →