Fun Facts About the Name Aden
- More than 22 thousand babies named Aden: U.S. records list 22,511 babies given the name Aden from 1880 through 2025. Even 663 girls received the name Aden - about 1 girl for every 33 boys.
What Does the Name Aden Mean?
Aden is most often explained as a variant spelling of Aidan, the anglicized form of the Irish name Aodhán. In Irish, Aodhán is a diminutive of Aodh, an early personal name meaning "fire," and the ending -án adds the sense "little" or "young." Taken literally, then, the name is commonly glossed as "little fire."
Aden is also the name of the Yemeni port city Aden (Arabic ʿAdan), and the English surname Aden can come from a place name. The origin of the city's name is uncertain, and it is not clearly related to the Irish personal name; the two should not be assumed to share a source.
Aden Name History & Origins
The Irish name behind this spelling is Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh. It was carried by early Irish saints, most famously Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, a seventh-century monk from Ireland who helped reestablish Christianity in northern England. Through the anglicized form Aidan, the name remained in use in Ireland and Britain.
Aden is one of several English spellings that share the same pronunciation, alongside Aidan, Aiden, and Ayden. In English-speaking countries the spelling Aden is used for the given name in the same period that these related forms became common, and it is also found as an inherited surname. Some families choose Aden for reasons unrelated to the Irish name, including the surname or the Yemeni place name.
How Popular is the Name Aden?
Aden recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2006. Its best rank was #244 in 2006.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,467 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,944 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #6,923 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #8,543 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,975 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,971 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #9,117 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,622 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,094 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,989 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #7,623 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #7,038 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #4,709 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #4,806 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #7,224 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #4,679 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #4,360 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #3,786 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #5,551 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #4,580 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,690 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #4,944 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #4,281 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,704 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #6,490 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #9,491 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #9,268 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,340 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #8,815 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,520 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #8,811 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #10,602 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,492 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #10,277 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #10,205 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #9,832 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,008 | 224 | 0.0131% |
| 2024 | #997 | 225 | 0.0131% |
| 2023 | #840 | 290 | 0.0170% |
| 2022 | #815 | 305 | 0.0175% |
| 2021 | #678 | 393 | 0.0225% |
| 2020 | #665 | 396 | 0.0230% |
| 2019 | #617 | 442 | 0.0246% |
| 2018 | #509 | 555 | 0.0306% |
| 2017 | #497 | 583 | 0.0315% |
| 2016 | #438 | 702 | 0.0370% |
| 2015 | #370 | 871 | 0.0455% |
| 2014 | #335 | 1,002 | 0.0522% |
| 2013 | #309 | 1,111 | 0.0587% |
| 2012 | #299 | 1,155 | 0.0609% |
| 2011 | #289 | 1,212 | 0.0638% |
| 2010 | #288 | 1,174 | 0.0612% |
| 2009 | #253 | 1,375 | 0.0693% |
| 2008 | #253 | 1,393 | 0.0683% |
| 2007 | #265 | 1,315 | 0.0634% |
| 2006 | #244 | 1,407 | 0.0685% |
| 2005 | #279 | 1,202 | 0.0602% |
| 2004 | #305 | 1,035 | 0.0521% |
| 2003 | #321 | 922 | 0.0467% |
| 2002 | #464 | 516 | 0.0266% |
| 2001 | #600 | 329 | 0.0169% |
| 2000 | #873 | 181 | 0.0092% |
| 1999 | #1,100 | 121 | 0.0063% |
| 1998 | #1,348 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 1997 | #1,599 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1996 | #1,705 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1995 | #1,801 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #1,690 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 1993 | #2,349 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | #2,175 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1991 | #2,608 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #2,779 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,449 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,350 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #3,073 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,890 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #2,019 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #3,270 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,676 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #2,207 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #3,028 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #2,112 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1979 | #2,048 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #2,133 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #2,062 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #2,245 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #2,637 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #2,946 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,857 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,154 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,371 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #1,794 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #3,063 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,312 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,029 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #3,249 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,856 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #2,200 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,505 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #2,412 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,876 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,034 | 16 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #2,373 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,375 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,799 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,831 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,805 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,096 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,495 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,022 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,022 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #2,076 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,403 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #1,926 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,080 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #2,736 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,217 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,135 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #1,895 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1939 | #1,958 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #1,901 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1937 | #3,176 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #1,871 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #2,029 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #2,121 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #2,739 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #2,103 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #2,445 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #2,452 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #2,522 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #2,704 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #2,074 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #1,935 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #2,043 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1923 | #2,774 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1922 | #2,145 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #2,266 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1920 | #2,460 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #2,667 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #1,829 | 18 | 0.0018% |
| 1917 | #2,188 | 13 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #1,968 | 14 | 0.0016% |
| 1914 | #2,104 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1913 | #2,499 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #2,548 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1911 | #1,741 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1903 | #1,009 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1891 | #967 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1884 | #973 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1880 | #745 | 7 | 0.0063% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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