Boys' name · since 1988
Aedan
3,862 babies named Aedan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,711 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,862
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aedan currently ranks #3711 among boys' names in America, with 3,862 babies recorded since 1988.
Aedan has 3,862 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3711 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #2,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,711 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,862 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aedan ranks #2,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,711 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,862 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,711 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,862
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aedan's 3,862 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aedan compares
3,862 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aedan's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aedan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,862 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 283 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aedan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aedan splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 283 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aedan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 283
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Aedan popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 2002 (Aedan as girls' name)
Aedan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,778 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Aedan's strongest decade.
1,778 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Aedan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 177
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,778 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,604 births
- 2020s 298
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,778 births (46% of all-time use).
How Aedan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aedan's total volume
Aedan by state
Where Aedan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 402 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 286 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 221 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 188 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 138 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 127 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 104 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 97 | 2.5% |
402 of 3,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Aedan appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aedan's data
- Aedan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,778 total births); usage has since declined to 298 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aedans (402 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aedan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aedan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.