Aidan

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Айдан in KZ Kazakhstan, RU Russia, UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Aidan is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name36K records spelled Aidan12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Spain, Brazil

  Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Aïdan, Aîdan, Aidàn, Áidan, Äidän

• a separate given name2.3K records spelled Aidan2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Aïdan

• Bulgarian given name424 records spelled Aidan13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Kazakhstan, United States, United Kingdom, Bulgaria

  Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian

  Also written Айдан, Äidän, Aйdan, Aïdan, Ейдън

• Hebrew given name232 records spelled Aidan5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, United States, United Kingdom, Azerbaijan

  Also written איידן, Aiden, Aden, Aïdan

51 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Aidan is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Irish, "Little fire"; St Aidan (d. 651), monk of Iona and bishop of Lindisfarne.

  as a name·Irish first names

• Anglicized form of the ancient Gaelic name Aedan, a pet form of Aed (see >Aodh). The name was borne by various early Irish saints, notably a bishop of Ferns (d. 626), who was noted for his kindness and generosity, and the St Aidan (d. 651) who brought Christianity to the English settlers of 7th-century Northumbria, founding the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• Oulad Aidan, Tunisia

  as a name·Dicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…

• In French, From Celtic, meaning "little flame".

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• A tall palm-tree,

  as a name·Dictionary of Islamic Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 68 years between 1936–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Áedán mac Gabráinb. 501GBnot in their usual nameKing of Dál Riata
• Aidan Chambersb. 1934GBBritish children's writer (1934–2025)
• Aidan Quinnb. 1959USAmerican actor
• Aidan Mark Dodsonb. 1962GBEnglish Egyptologist and historian (born 1962)
• Aidan Gillenb. 1968IEIrish actor
• Aidan Devineb. 1968GBBritish actor
• Aidan McArdleb. 1970IEIrish actor
• Aidan Turnerb. 1983IEIrish actor
• Aidan Whiteb. 1991IEIrish footballer
• Aidan Gallagherb. 2003USAmerican actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 833 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Aidan?

We estimate roughly 111 thousand people bear Aidan (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Aidan have the most bearers?

We estimate about 106 thousand people bear Aidan in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled aidan.

How common is Aidan compared with other names?

In Ireland, Aidan is the 106th most common given name of 13,994 given names recorded there.

Is Aidan a male or female name?

Aidan is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Aidan mean?

Recorded meaning: From Irish Aodhán, diminutive of Aodh, 'little fire'.