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Ayden

boy name
Origin
Irish
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

modern variant spelling of Aidan, "little fire"

The story

Ayden is the Aidan story told a second time, in a spelling tuned for modern American eyes. The root is the Irish Aodhán, traditionally translated as little fire, but Ayden's own history is strictly contemporary: it did not register in US records at all until the 1990s. What happened next was remarkable. As Aidan boomed, parents began riffing on it, and the y-spelling leapt from nothing to genuine popularity in the 2000s, peaking in the 2010s, by which point it was outpacing the original spelling itself. The whole rhyming chorus of the era, Jayden, Brayden, Kayden, rose alongside it, and Ayden has since eased back with the rest of that wave. It remains an appealing compromise: the warmth and meaning of an old Irish name, with a spelling that sounds out cleanly for any American reader. A little fire indeed.

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How popular is Ayden around the world?

In the United States, 13,005 babies were named Ayden between 2020 and 2025. In France, about 1,710 boys named Ayden were born in 2025, the 24th most common name among boys that year.

Ayden is on the official records of the United States, France, Puerto Rico, Canada, England and Wales, Scotland, South Australia, Ireland, Austria, Mexico City, Chile, Argentina and Spain.

Ayden crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish

United States

1 in 1,700

In the United States, 13,005 babies were named Ayden between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ayden peaked in the 2010s. Ayden went to 4,964 US babies in 2015 and 1,365 in 2025, 27% of the earlier figure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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France

1 in 370

In France, about 1,710 boys named Ayden were born in 2025, the 24th most common name among boys that year.

1990peak 2024

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Puerto Rico

1 in 860

In Puerto Rico, 21 babies were named Ayden in 2025, and 262 have carried the name since 1998.

1998peak 2023

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Canada

1 in 1,800

In Canada, 207 boys named Ayden were born in 2024, the 161st most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 20092024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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England and Wales

1 in 4,900

In England and Wales, 119 boys named Ayden were born in 2025, the 352nd most common name among boys that year.

1996peak 2020

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Scotland

1 in 9,200

In Scotland, 5 boys named Ayden were registered in 2024, the 535th most common name among boys that year.

1990peak 20132024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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South Australia

1 in 9,200 · 2017

In South Australia, 2 boys were registered as Ayden in 2017.

1980peak 2010

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Ireland

1 in 14,000

In Ireland, 4 boys named Ayden were born in 2025, the 676th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Austria

1 in 25,000

In Austria, 3 boys named Ayden were born in 2025, the 981st most common name among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 9 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Mexico City City

1 in 39,000

In Mexico City, there were 3 registrations of Ayden in 2022.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (1 registration through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Chile

1 in 89,000

In Chile, 2 boys were registered as Ayden in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Argentina

1 in 220,000

In Argentina, 3 newborns were given the name Ayden in 2024.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Spain

1 in 250,000

In Spain, 180 residents are named Ayden, ranked 5,051st among men, with a mean age of 6.3 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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New Zealand

last on record 2024

Ayden is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

1990peak 20092025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Poland

last on record 2022

Ayden is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Ayden

Most people given the name Ayden in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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