boys' name ★ peaked 2009

Aiden

Meaning A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #62 Trend ↓ Falling 33%

A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan.

Rank 2025
#62
among boys · ↓15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
5,073
named Aiden · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 339
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2009
16,143 babies
All-time total
259,912
#147 all-time among boys
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Aiden popularity over time

259,912 babies have been named Aiden since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 25 25 3 – #4,237
1980s 11 76 87 9 +248% #2,599
1990s 159 1,642 1,801 180 +1970% #473
2000s 1,129 83,554 84,683 8,468 +4602% #12
2010s 647 129,675 130,322 13,032 +54% #9
2020s (to 2025) 201 42,793 42,994 7,166 -45% #24

Where Aiden is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 4,700 2.75 #70
2027 4,425 2.59 #75
2028 4,204 2.46 #78
2029 4,025 2.36 #81
2030 3,878 2.27 #85

Where Aiden is most popular

Boys named Aiden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 3.96 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Delaware, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Aiden born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 113 7.28 +84%
Delaware 109 7.19 +82%
District of Columbia 96 6.50 +64%
Connecticut 421 6.22 +57%
New Mexico 204 6.19 +56%
New Jersey 1,165 5.79 +46%
Nevada 329 5.77 +46%
Maryland 672 5.63 +42%
New York 2,438 5.63 +42%
Rhode Island 89 5.46 +38%
Mississippi 310 5.46 +38%
California 4,896 5.36 +35%
Massachusetts 724 5.27 +33%
Virginia 948 5.00 +26%
Wyoming 28 4.84 +22%
Florida 2,261 4.78 +21%
Illinois 1,192 4.66 +18%
North Dakota 79 4.63 +17%
Georgia 1,144 4.52 +14%
Texas 3,945 4.48 +13%
Arizona 731 4.47 +13%
Oregon 335 4.41 +12%
South Carolina 454 4.39 +11%
Pennsylvania 1,160 4.37 +10%
Alaska 52 4.37 +10%
Louisiana 446 4.36 +10%
Michigan 890 4.35 +10%
Washington 709 4.33 +10%
Colorado 557 4.32 +9%
Arkansas 270 4.27 +8%
North Carolina 1,056 4.14 +5%
Maine 77 3.97 ≈ national
Alabama 431 3.94 ≈ national
Tennessee 709 3.93 ≈ national
Oklahoma 347 3.92 ≈ national
Kansas 269 3.92 ≈ national
Idaho 158 3.86 ≈ national
Minnesota 466 3.80 ≈ national
Wisconsin 443 3.74 -5%
New Hampshire 83 3.74 -6%
Utah 354 3.71 -6%
Kentucky 361 3.60 -9%
Missouri 498 3.59 -9%
Indiana 573 3.57 -10%
West Virginia 116 3.55 -10%
Ohio 935 3.53 -11%
South Dakota 65 3.49 -12%
Iowa 236 3.42 -13%
Vermont 21 3.34 -15%
Nebraska 138 3.17 -20%
Montana 51 2.89 -27%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aiden

Aiden is a top-100 name for boys in the United States, ranked #62 in 2025 with 5,046 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 259,912 American babies have been named Aiden. Its peak came in 2009, when 16,143 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aiden stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aiden?

The median living Aiden is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 17. An estimated 258 thousand people named Aiden are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aiden year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 27 #4,882 5,046 #62
2024 25 #5,153 6,262 #47
2023 25 #5,129 6,701 #40
2022 45 #3,471 7,852 #29
2021 30 #4,507 8,313 #26
2020 49 #3,180 8,619 #24
2019 44 #3,501 9,403 #20
2018 37 #3,919 10,062 #19
2017 44 #3,480 11,357 #17
2016 42 #3,657 12,269 #16
2015 60 #2,890 13,506 #13
2014 58 #2,922 13,438 #14
2013 74 #2,439 13,649 #12
2012 88 #2,145 14,924 #10
2011 92 #2,088 15,520 #9
2010 108 #1,873 15,547 #9
2009 113 #1,866 16,030 #12
2008 141 #1,605 15,592 #16
2007 176 #1,370 13,113 #27
2006 140 #1,552 11,591 #32
2005 129 #1,574 9,083 #50
2004 123 #1,593 7,161 #60
2003 106 #1,769 5,684 #73
2002 78 #2,144 2,832 #135
2001 67 #2,360 1,587 #217
2000 56 #2,632 881 #324
1995 22 #4,520 140 #937
1990 – – 16 #3,612
1985 – – 19 #2,599
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 7 #4,315
1970 – – 6 #4,237
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Aiden

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aiden English Aiden English American professional wrestler b. 1987 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aiden, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aiden?

The median living Aiden is about 13 years old. Half of all living Aidens are between 8 and 17 years old.

How many people named Aiden are alive today?

An estimated 258 thousand people named Aiden are alive in the United States, based on 259,912 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aiden mean?

A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan.

How popular is the name Aiden in 2025?

Aiden ranked #62 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 5,046 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aiden?

259,912 babies have been named Aiden in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aiden most popular?

Aiden peaked in 2009, when 16,143 newborns received the name.

Is Aiden a boy or girl name?

Aiden is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aiden rising or falling?

Aiden is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aiden become more popular?

Aiden is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,878 boys named Aiden in 2030, which would rank around #85. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aiden?

Well-known people named Aiden include Aiden English (wrestler).

Names like Aiden

Names that sound and feel close to Aiden: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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