Boys' name · since 2003
Aidden
Aidden has 340 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
340 boys have been named Aidden since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aidden has been recorded 340 times among boys since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2021.
- #9,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 340 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aidden ranks #9,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aidden's 340 recorded births place it above 78.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Aidden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aidden's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aidden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2021
- Peak year (2011)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Aidden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (198 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Aidden's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Aidden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 198 births (58% of all-time use).
Aidden by state
Where Aidden concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
16 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Aidden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aiddens (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aidden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2003–2021 (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 Aidden 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.