Aedon
Aëdon was in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pandareus of Ephesus. According to Homer, she was the wife of Zethus, and the mother of Itylus. Aëdon features in two different stories, one set in Thebes and one set in Western Asia Minor, both of which contain filicide and explain the origin of the nightingale, a bird in constant mourning.
Meaning & Origin of Aedon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aëdon was in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pandareus of Ephesus. According to Homer, she was the wife of Zethus, and the mother of Itylus. Aëdon features in two different stories, one set in Thebes and one set in Western Asia Minor, both of which contain filicide and explain the origin of the nightingale, a bird in constant mourning.
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Etymology
The Story of Aedon
Aedon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 22 Aedons were born — ranking #4,222 that year. As of 2026, Aedon ranks #10,757 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 145 Aedons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aedon
Aedon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 145 births in the dataset. Aedon's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,222. Use the chart and map above to compare Aedon'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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