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Aden

Boy

Meaning of Aden: Irish: 'little fire'

Aden is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 979th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#979

234 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,517

First recorded 1880 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 43 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 62 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 64 babies1997: 73 babies1998: 97 babies1999: 130 babies2000: 197 babies20002001: 365 babies2002: 545 babies2003: 947 babies2004: 1,074 babies2005: 1,231 babies2006: 1,432 babies2007: 1,357 babies2008: 1,428 babies2009: 1,406 babies2010: 1,191 babies20102011: 1,241 babies2012: 1,185 babies2013: 1,128 babies2014: 1,026 babies2015: 886 babies2016: 723 babies2017: 599 babies2018: 567 babies2019: 454 babies2020: 409 babies20202021: 404 babies2022: 318 babies2023: 307 babies2024: 238 babies2025: 234 babies
US babies named Aden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,432.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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