The name reached its all-time peak in 2003 with 229 births ranking #1006. 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.