#2122024 rank
2012peak year
79,567babies named Ayden since 1880
▼ 50%5-year trend
Ayden popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Ayden mean?
A respelling of Aidan, from Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of aodh 'fire' borne by an early Irish saint. The Ayden spelling is a modern innovation.
OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, mythic
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Spellings & variants
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