Boys' name · since 1936
Aidan
118,431 babies named Aidan in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118,431
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
118,431 babies have been named Aidan since 1936, making it today's #327 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aidan recorded 118,431 times among boys since 1936, holding rank #327 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #327 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 118,431 born since 1936
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aidan ranks #278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #327 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118,431 born since 1936, peaking in the 2000s.
- #278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118,431
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aidan's 118,431 recorded births place it above 99.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aidan compares
118,431 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Aidan's all-time total is 321x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aidan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118,431 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10,067 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aidan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aidan's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 10,067, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aidan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 10,067
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Aidan popularity over time - girls
2,727 total births recorded since 1973 (Aidan as girls' name)
Aidan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76,513 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Aidan's strongest decade.
76,513 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Aidan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 172
1970s
172 births
- 1980s 465
1980s
465 births
- 1990s 8,783
1990s
8,783 births
- 2000s
2000s
76,513 births
- 2010s 25,446
2010s
25,446 births
- 2020s 6,955
2020s
6,955 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76,513 births (65% of all-time use).
How Aidan 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 Aidan's total volume
Aidan by state
Where Aidan concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,896 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 10,043 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 8,515 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5,763 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,675 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5,525 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 4,749 | 4.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 4,733 | 4.0% |
14,896 of 118,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Aidan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aidan's data
- Aidan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (76,513 total births); usage has since declined to 6,955 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aidans (14,896 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aidan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Aidan 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.