Aiden Boy
How popular is Aiden?
#62 boy name in 2025
5,046 baby boys were named Aiden in the US in 2025, making it the 62nd most popular boy name. Another 27 girls got the name (#4,877 for girls).
Aiden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #62 for boys (▼ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5,046 boys, 27 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #13 in 2015, #24 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (16,030 boys) |
| Highest rank | #9 in 2010 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aiden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aiden family of names ranked #27 for boys in 2025 (#15 the year before), with 8,066 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aiden | 5,046 | 63% |
| Ayden | 1,343 | 17% |
| Aidan | 1,043 | 13% |
| Aden | 224 | 3% |
| Aydin | 147 | 2% |
| Aydan | 85 | 1% |
| Aidyn | 41 | 1% |
| Aaden | 8 | 0% |
| Adin | 46 | 1% |
| Aayden | 14 | 0% |
| Aaiden | 12 | 0% |
| Adon | 19 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aiden is most popular
Babies named Aiden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 7.3 per 1,000 (113 boys)
- Delaware: 7.2 per 1,000 (109 boys)
- District of Columbia: 6.5 per 1,000 (96 boys)
- Connecticut: 6.2 per 1,000 (421 boys)
- New Mexico: 6.2 per 1,000 (204 boys)
Aiden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | #4,228 |
| 1980s | 76 | #2,596 |
| 1990s | 1,642 | #473 |
| 2000s | 83,554 | #12 |
| 2010s | 129,675 | #9 |
| 2020s | 42,793 | #24 |
Boy names about as popular as Aiden
Questions
- Is Aiden a boy or girl name?
- Aiden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Aiden were boys.
- How popular is the name Aiden?
- 5,046 baby boys were named Aiden in the US in 2025, making it the 62nd most popular boy name. Another 27 girls got the name (#4,877 for girls).
- When was Aiden most popular?
- Aiden peaked in 2009, when 16,030 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #9, held for 2 years starting in 2010.
- How many people are named Aiden?
- 259,912 babies have been named Aiden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 257,617 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Aiden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aiden was most common in Hawaii, at 7.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.