Fun Facts About the Name Eiden
- More than 2 thousand babies named Eiden: U.S. records list 2,128 babies given the name Eiden from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Eiden Mean?
Eiden is a rare given name, usually explained as a spelling of Aiden, the English form of Irish Aodhán. Aodhán is a diminutive of Old Irish Aodh, the word for "fire," so the meaning commonly given is "little fire." The form Eiden is an English-language spelling rather than an Irish one; Irish uses Aodhán or Áedán, and the -eiden ending reflects English spelling habits, not Gaelic orthography.
Eden is a different name with a different origin: it comes from Hebrew and is generally explained as "delight" or "pleasure." The two names sound alike in English, but that resemblance does not mean they share an origin.
Eiden Name History & Origins
The root of the Aiden family is Aodh, an Old Irish personal name meaning "fire" that was borne by several early Irish kings and churchmen. Its diminutive Aodhán, formed with the Irish suffix -án, was the name of the Irish missionary known in English as St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, who died in 651. Irish speakers carried the name to Britain and North America, and Aiden became a familiar English spelling of it.
Once the name was established in English, other spellings grew up around it, among them Ayden, Aydan, and Eiden. These are English respellings of the same name rather than independent Irish forms, and Eiden is one of the less common of them. The same spelling also appears as a family name in German-speaking regions and in Norway, where it belongs to a separate surname tradition and should not be confused with the Irish given name.
How Popular is the Name Eiden?
Eiden recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #537 in 2025.
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 | #537 | 558 | 0.0327% |
| 2024 | #806 | 311 | 0.0181% |
| 2023 | #891 | 261 | 0.0153% |
| 2022 | #1,480 | 122 | 0.0070% |
| 2021 | #1,577 | 110 | 0.0063% |
| 2020 | #1,732 | 89 | 0.0052% |
| 2019 | #1,544 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 2018 | #1,749 | 88 | 0.0048% |
| 2017 | #2,023 | 70 | 0.0038% |
| 2016 | #1,881 | 79 | 0.0042% |
| 2015 | #2,365 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2014 | #2,323 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2013 | #2,572 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,130 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #3,628 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #3,558 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #3,948 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,771 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #5,067 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #8,951 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,345 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Eiden Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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