Aiden

#4,878 for girls in 2025, 27 births · #62 for boys in 2025, 5,046 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
2010 · 15,547 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
257,765
since 1970

Aiden over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #9, 2010boys
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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#4,87827#625,046
2024#5,14825#476,262
2023#5,12625#406,701
2022#3,47045#297,852
2021#4,50730#268,313
2020#3,17949#248,619
2019#3,49944#209,403
2018#3,91837#1910,062
2017#3,47944#1711,357
2016#3,65642#1612,269
2015#2,89060#1313,506
2014#2,92258#1413,438
2013#2,43974#1213,649
2012#2,14588#1014,924
2011#2,08892#915,520
2010#1,873108#915,547
2009#1,866113#1216,030
2008#1,605141#1615,592
2007#1,370176#2713,113
2006#1,552140#3211,591
2005#1,574129#509,083
2004#1,593123#607,161
2003#1,769106#735,684
2002#2,14278#1352,832
2001#2,36067#2171,587
2000#2,63256#324881
1999#3,56934#473479
1998#3,83130#545367
1997#3,54732#638264
1996#5,28018#825174
1995#4,51822#937140
1994#5,71316#1,25486
1993#10,5887#1,72150
1992—#2,00239
1991—#2,54427
1990—#3,60716
1989#12,3625#3,80914
1988#10,3866#3,52314
1987—#5,4597
1986—#6,7215
1985—#2,59819
1984—#5,5616
1983—#6,2385
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First appearance
1970

The first year at least five boys were named Aiden! It came in at #4,230, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1974, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Aiden is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedNHWashington: #328 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,026 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #391 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,563 boysMNIllinois: #585 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,355 boysILWisconsin: #480 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,831 boysWIMichigan: #529 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,974 boysMINew York: #707 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,208 boysNYMassachusetts: #276 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,447 boysMARhode Island: #173 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,078 boysRIOregon: #283 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,537 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedINOhio: #509 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,383 boysOHPennsylvania: #450 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,448 boysPANew Jersey: #512 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,866 boysNJConnecticut: #291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,327 boysCTCalifornia: #470 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 4,591 boysCAUtah: #444 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,282 boysUTColorado: #355 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,380 boysCONebraska: #259 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,426 boysNEMissouri: #467 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,329 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedWVVirginia: #408 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,052 boysVAMaryland: #607 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,697 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedDEArizona: #654 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,969 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedNMKansas: #376 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,628 boysKSArkansas: #365 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,408 boysARTennessee: #551 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,148 boysTNNorth Carolina: #640 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,065 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedALGeorgia: #865 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,597 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Aiden, so not publishedHITexas: #733 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 8,453 boysTXFlorida: #911 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,836 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#173 · 1 in 1,078
  2. Nebraska#259 · 1 in 1,426
  3. Massachusetts#276 · 1 in 2,447
  4. Oregon#283 · 1 in 1,537
  5. Connecticut#291 · 1 in 2,327

Best ever in a state: #1 in Alaska, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#17351 in 1,078
Nebraska#25971 in 1,426
Massachusetts#276151 in 2,447
Oregon#283131 in 1,537
Connecticut#29181 in 2,327
Washington#328171 in 2,026
Colorado#355111 in 2,380
Arkansas#36561 in 2,408
Kansas#37661 in 2,628
Minnesota#39181 in 3,563
Virginia#408131 in 3,052
Utah#44461 in 3,282
Pennsylvania#450151 in 4,448
Missouri#46781 in 4,329
California#470531 in 4,591
Wisconsin#48061 in 4,831
Ohio#509131 in 5,383
New Jersey#512101 in 4,866
Michigan#529121 in 4,974
Tennessee#55171 in 5,148
Illinois#585151 in 5,355
Maryland#60751 in 5,697
North Carolina#64081 in 6,065
Arizona#65451 in 6,969
New York#707161 in 7,208
Texas#733191 in 8,453
Georgia#86561 in 8,597
Florida#91181 in 10,836
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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 Aiden
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#47 → #62)
  • 38 spots since 2020 (#24 → #62)
  • 49 spots since 2015 (#13 → #62)
  • Biggest jump: 317 spots in 1995 (#1,254 → #937)
  • Biggest drop: 15 spots in 2025 (#47 → #62)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1970
  • Peaked 2010 at #9 (15,547 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: 3 yrs · run 2010–2012
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 2003–2025
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1995–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 122
  • Highest: 1 in 122 boys born in 2011 were named Aiden (0.82%)
  • Latest: 1 in 339 boys born in 2025 (0.30%)
  • Its best rank, #9 in 2010, was only 1 in 123 (0.81%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 50.3% of all boys named Aiden (129,675) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s25#4,230 (1970)#4,807
1980s76#2,598 (1985)#4,922
1990s1,642#473 (1999)#1,455
2000s83,554#12 (2009)#95
2010s129,675#9 (2010)#14
2020s42,793#24 (2020)#38

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.

Aiden in 1998

girls
#3,831
30 births · 1 in 58,898 girls
boys
#545
367 births · 1 in 5,208 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #3,831Aiden30

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #545Aiden367
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 58,898 of them was named Aiden, which outranked 76.9% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aiden
  1. #3,730Yitty31
  2. #3,730Zeinab31
  3. #3,730Zoha31
  4. #3,831Aiden30
  5. #3,831Ahtziri30
  6. #3,831Ajia30
  7. #3,831Alaa30
  8. #3,914Aeriel29
  9. #3,914Alauna29
  10. #3,914Albany29

Tied with 82 names at #3,831; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 5,208 of them was named Aiden, which outranked 95.2% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aiden
  1. #542Quintin370
  2. #543Nathanial369
  3. #544Kurt368
  4. #545Aiden367
  5. #545Geoffrey367
  6. #547Reese365
  7. #548Kai363
  8. #549Addison362

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →