How popular is the name Aiden?

Aiden ranks 96th among boys' names in US records, with 376,708 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 111,511.

Is Aiden a unisex name?

No. Aiden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2009, when 22,318 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Aidan, Aidyn, Aidin, Aidon, Aidenn, Ayedin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#96 of boy names

Pronounced AY1 D AA1 N (ARPABET)

Aiden is a boys' name, and first appears in 1936. It has been given to 376,708 children — the 96th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 44% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2009, when 22,318 children were given it.

Six other spellings are counted in that total — Aidan, Aidyn, Aidin and three more — because they are pronounced identically.

200922,318

These spellings sound identical to Aiden and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Pronunciations:: AY1 D AA1 N · AY1 D IH1 N · EY1 AY1 D AA1 N · EY1 AY1 D IH1 N · EY1 D AA0 N · EY2 D EH1 N
Stress pattern:: 11 · 11 · 111 · 111 · 10 · 21
Syllables:: 2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Aiden?: Aiden ranks 96th among boys' names in US records, with 376,708 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 111,511.
Is Aiden a unisex name?: No. Aiden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Aiden most popular?: 2009, when 22,318 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Aiden spelled?: Aidan, Aidyn, Aidin, Aidon, Aidenn, Ayedin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.