Aiden vs Aidan

Side-by-side comparison of Aiden and Aidan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Aiden

Boy name · Rank #47

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Name B

Aidan

Boy name · Rank #312

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Metric Aiden Aidan
Current Rank #47 #312
Total Births (all years) 252,629 117,370
Peak Year 2009 2003
Peak Year Births 16,029 10,067
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1936

Births by Decade

Decade Aiden Aidan
1930ss — 5
1950ss — 22
1960ss — 71
1970ss 25 174
1980ss 76 465
1990ss 1,642 8,783
2000ss 83,551 76,511
2010ss 129,648 25,438
2020ss 37,687 5,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Aiden Aidan
2014 13,436 2,280
2015 13,504 2,265
2016 12,265 2,115
2017 11,352 1,734
2018 10,058 1,571
2019 9,399 1,543
2020 8,613 1,328
2021 8,304 1,208
2022 7,835 1,160
2023 6,692 1,113
2024 6,243 1,092

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1970–2024.

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