The name reached its all-time peak in 1999 with 4 births ranking #3225. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
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.