Aidan

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #326 for boys in 2025, 1,043 births
Given to boys 97.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2003 · 10,067 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
118,431
since 1936

Aidan over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024peak #39, 2003boys
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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#10,9178#3261,043
2024#12,1617#3121,098
2023#3001,113
2022#9,05611#2961,161
2021#5,74821#2861,209
2020#5,00325#2611,331
2019#7,34215#2431,544
2018#7,40915#2421,571
2017#6,04420#2211,735
2016#6,18620#1912,118
2015#5,45824#1852,265
2014#5,99321#1872,280
2013#4,88728#1462,676
2012#3,71142#1163,225
2011#3,13253#1073,721
2010#3,30649#944,311
2009#2,37581#725,811
2008#1,800121#597,709
2007#1,713127#548,426
2006#1,365169#4410,035
2005#1,378156#439,759
2004#1,140200#409,824
2003#1,008229#3910,067
2002#1,104191#606,954
2001#1,090194#864,632
2000#1,310145#1143,296
1999#1,329135#1662,213
1998#1,76289#1961,703
1997#1,76685#2221,382
1996#1,99470#2591,093
1995#1,66988#282973
1994#3,23435#440517
1993#2,99039#557332
1992#3,03638#630269
1991#5,39917#797167
1990#5,54916#890134
1989#5,28616#1,18481
1988#4,17221#1,42754
1987#5,61313#1,40052
1986#4,72416#1,11871
1985#5,34813#1,30454
1984#5,53912#1,69034
1983#6,21210#1,90528
1982#6,8889#1,92928
1981#6,8049#1,66135
1980#5,91211#1,96528
1979#9,0106#2,31021
1978#1,71831
1977#2,55617
1976#1,99924
1975#2,20520
1974#2,79913
1973#6,6667#2,40516
1972#3,15210
1971#4,3756
1970#2,50914
1969#2,41513
1968#2,57611
1967#2,7609
1966#2,46511
1965#3,2447
1964#4,0395
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1960#3,0778
1959#2,8219
1958#3,5596
1957#3,5526
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First appearance
1936

The first year at least five boys were named Aidan! It came in at #3,549, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1936–1956, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Aidan is popular in 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #172 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 620 boysNHWashington: #293 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,251 boysWAIdaho: #281 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,043 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #331 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,418 boysMNIllinois: #278 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,224 boysILWisconsin: #337 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,469 boysWIMichigan: #166 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 645 boysMINew York: #213 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 950 boysNYMassachusetts: #166 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 676 boysMARhode Island: #147 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 450 boysRIOregon: #344 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,352 boysORNevada: #296 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,122 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedSDIowa: #364 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,376 boysIAIndiana: #335 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,396 boysINOhio: #473 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,395 boysOHPennsylvania: #247 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,089 boysPANew Jersey: #253 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,051 boysNJConnecticut: #185 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 702 boysCTCalifornia: #266 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 1,261 boysCAUtah: #382 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,606 boysUTColorado: #322 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,375 boysCONebraska: #425 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,722 boysNEMissouri: #380 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,714 boysMOKentucky: #614 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,396 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #171 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 712 boysVAMaryland: #208 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 804 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedDEArizona: #435 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,949 boysAZNew Mexico: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,306 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedARTennessee: #552 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,789 boysTNNorth Carolina: #430 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,046 boysNCSouth Carolina: #596 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,994 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #117 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 350 boysDCOklahoma: #635 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,927 boysOKLouisiana: #678 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,280 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Aidan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #706 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,643 boysALGeorgia: #367 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,649 boysGAHawaii: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 573 boysHITexas: #399 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 1,965 boysTXFlorida: #293 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,386 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#117 · 1 in 350
  2. Rhode Island#147 · 1 in 450
  3. Michigan#166 · 1 in 645
  4. Massachusetts#166 · 1 in 676
  5. Virginia#171 · 1 in 712

Best ever in a state: #6 in Rhode Island, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#11781 in 350
Rhode Island#14771 in 450
Massachusetts#166401 in 676
Michigan#166621 in 645
Virginia#171531 in 712
New Hampshire#17271 in 620
Connecticut#185191 in 702
Maryland#208291 in 804
New York#213911 in 950
Hawaii#21451 in 573
Pennsylvania#247481 in 1,089
New Jersey#253381 in 1,051
California#2661431 in 1,261
Illinois#278411 in 1,224
Idaho#28181 in 1,043
Florida#293691 in 1,386
Washington#293261 in 1,251
Nevada#296101 in 1,122
Colorado#322191 in 1,375
Minnesota#331171 in 1,418
Indiana#335231 in 1,396
Wisconsin#337161 in 1,469
Oregon#344111 in 1,352
New Mexico#35451 in 1,306
Iowa#364101 in 1,376
Georgia#367311 in 1,649
Missouri#380161 in 1,714
Utah#382121 in 1,606
Texas#399911 in 1,965
Nebraska#42551 in 1,722
North Carolina#430251 in 2,046
Arizona#435171 in 1,949
Ohio#473221 in 2,395
Tennessee#552131 in 2,789
South Carolina#59671 in 2,994
Kentucky#61461 in 3,396
Oklahoma#63561 in 2,927
Louisiana#67861 in 3,280
Alabama#70661 in 3,643
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Maine
Mississippi
Montana
North Dakota
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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 Aidan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#312#326)
  • 65 spots since 2020 (#261#326)
  • 141 spots since 2015 (#185#326)
  • Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1990 (#1,184#890)
  • Biggest drop: 41 spots in 2014 (#146#187)
Rise & fade · boys
67 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1936
  • Peaked 2003 at #39 (10,067 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2001–2010
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 196
  • Highest: 1 in 196 boys born in 2003 were named Aidan (0.51%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,638 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 64.6% of all boys named Aidan (76,513) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#3,549 (1936)#3,549
1940s0
1950s21#2,821 (1959)#3,311
1960s71#2,415 (1969)#2,985
1970s172#1,718 (1978)#2,603
1980s465#1,118 (1986)#1,558
1990s8,783#166 (1999)#444
2000s76,513#39 (2003)#61
2010s25,446#94 (2010)#173
2020s6,955#261 (2020)#297

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.

Aidan in 2024

girls
#12,161
7 births · 1 in 231,456 girls
boys
#312
1,098 births · 1 in 1,569 boys

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #12,161Aidan7

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #312Aidan1,098
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 231,456 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 31.4% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #11,122Zurianna8
  2. #11,122Zuriella8
  3. #11,122Zylynn8
  4. #12,161Aidan7
  5. #12,161Aadhvika7
  6. #12,161Aadhyasri7
  7. #12,161Aagya7
  8. #13,477Aada6
  9. #13,477Aadiya6
  10. #13,477Aalaysia6

Tied with 1,315 names at #12,161; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. 756Ailany#857#101
  2. 439Aylani#1,001#562
  3. 426Marjorie#1,248#822
  4. 414Scottie#616#202
  5. 365Elodie#737#372
Fallers
  1. 605Emryn#887#1,492
  2. 307Zhuri#862#1,169
  3. 301Layne#974#1,275
  4. 273Alitzel#876#1,149
  5. 267Aleyna#964#1,231

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

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 1,569 of them was named Aidan, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Aidan
  1. #309Brady1,102
  2. #310Casey1,099
  3. #310Shepherd1,099
  4. #312Aidan1,098
  5. #313Jax1,095
  6. #314Malcolm1,093
  7. #315Baker1,091
Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. 9,833Truce#10,821#988
  2. 1,201Colsen#1,832#631
  3. 616Bryer#1,485#869
  4. 470Halo#1,458#988
  5. 348Azaiah#1,230#882
Fallers
  1. 397Khari#827#1,224
  2. 309Karsyn#977#1,286
  3. 256Kye#940#1,196
  4. 225Kole#971#1,196
  5. 224Khai#723#947

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

See the top 100 for 2024