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Aedan

Boy

Meaning of Aedan: Irish: 'little fire'

Aedan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3545th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3545

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,905

First recorded 1988 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 26 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 48 babies2000: 61 babies20002001: 82 babies2002: 107 babies2003: 115 babies2004: 134 babies2005: 212 babies2006: 288 babies2007: 288 babies2008: 273 babies2009: 261 babies2010: 235 babies20102011: 184 babies2012: 165 babies2013: 166 babies2014: 171 babies2015: 168 babies2016: 162 babies2017: 144 babies2018: 114 babies2019: 95 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 52 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Aedan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 288.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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