Meaning
Little fire, through the Gaelic diminutive tradition.
The given-name entry identifies Aodh as fire and Aodhán/Aodhan as its diminutives. Little fire is an explanatory rendering of that formation, not an independent English word meaning.
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Aiden
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Origin
Irish and Scottish Gaelic, through Aodhán/Aodhan.
Aidan is an English rendering of Gaelic diminutives of Aodh; Aiden is recorded as an Aidan variant. These are historical routes, separate from the country where a child is born.
English pronunciation
Written English guide: ay-din (contributed regional reading; stress not specified)
An exact first-name contribution in Wellston, Ohio uses the vowel in pain and the vowel in it. Other entries have different second vowels; this is one US reading. Contributor origin and meaning claims are not adopted.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2021 | Girls | 5 | 3280 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 377 · preliminary | 73 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2014 | Girls | 5 (rounded to 5) | 6878 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 90 (rounded to 5) | 490 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2016 | Girls | 3 | 5785 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 298 | 170 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 9 | 212 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Boys | 31 | 144 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 35 | 149 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 27 | 4878 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 5,046 | 62 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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The exact English dictionary entry records this given name or its explicitly named alternative form. English usage is distinct from deeper ancestry and does not supply an English pronunciation by itself. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: Little fire, through the Gaelic diminutive tradition.
Checked against cited source
The given-name entry identifies Aodh as fire and Aodhán/Aodhan as its diminutives. Little fire is an explanatory rendering of that formation, not an independent English word meaning.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Irish and Scottish Gaelic, through Aodhán/Aodhan.
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Aidan is an English rendering of Gaelic diminutives of Aodh; Aiden is recorded as an Aidan variant. These are historical routes, separate from the country where a child is born.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: Written English guide: ay-din (contributed regional reading; stress not specified)
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An exact first-name contribution in Wellston, Ohio uses the vowel in pain and the vowel in it. Other entries have different second vowels; this is one US reading. Contributor origin and meaning claims are not adopted. Credit: PronounceNames.com and its contributors. Rare Baby Names condensed the written sound comparisons and kept their geographic scope; stress is not inferred from inconsistent capitalization. Original factual summary; source rights retained, no open reuse license identified. No recordings or IPA copied.
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Supporting evidence: Aiden
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Supporting name evidence for the reviewed explanation or given-name sense. Parent-name meanings and native-language readings apply only to the stated tradition; they are not automatically transferred to every bearer.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Spelling variant: Aidan
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Explicit variant relationship in the reviewed English entry; name counts remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.