Aedan
Aidan, Aiden and Ayden are anglicised versions of the Irish male given name Aodhán. The Irish language female equivalent is Aodhnait.
Meaning & Origin of Aedan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aidan, Aiden and Ayden are anglicised versions of the Irish male given name Aodhán. The Irish language female equivalent is Aodhnait.
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The Story of Aedan
Aedan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 283 Aedans were born — ranking #774 that year. As of 2026, Aedan ranks #3,103 for baby boys with 39 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 4K Aedans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aedan
Aedan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Aedan's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #759. Use the chart and map above to compare Aedan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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