Aidan is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #166 in 1999 with 2,213 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2003 with 10,067 births ranking #39. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 102.5%. In 1999, approximately 1 in every 868 boys born was named Aidan. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
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.