Aidan is a moderately popular boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #243 in 2023 with 196 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 901 births ranking #70. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 71.2%. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 1,411 boys born was named Aidan. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Aidan is the anglicised form of an old Irish name meaning "little fire". It has a warm, lively feel and strong roots in Gaelic tradition.
The name comes from Aodhan, which was borne by several early Irish saints. It became especially popular in the English-speaking world in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.