Boys' name · since 1970
Aiden
257,765 babies named Aiden in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #62 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257,765
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aiden is the #62 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 257,765 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Aiden recorded 257,765 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #62 nationally today, ahead of 99.6% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #147 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #62 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 257,765 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aiden ranks #147 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #62 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 257,765 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #62 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257,765
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aiden's 257,765 recorded births place it above 99.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aiden compares
257,765 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
Aiden's all-time total is 699x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aiden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257,765 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16,030 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aiden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aiden splits its recorded history at 2002: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 16,030 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aiden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 16,030
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Aiden popularity over time - girls
2,147 total births recorded since 1988 (Aiden as girls' name)
Aiden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129,675 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Aiden's strongest decade.
129,675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aiden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 1,642
1990s
1,642 births
- 2000s
2000s
83,554 births
- 2010s
2010s
129,675 births
- 2020s 42,793
2020s
42,793 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129,675 births (50% of all-time use).
How Aiden 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 Aiden's total volume
Aiden by state
Where Aiden concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33,133 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25,491 | 9.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 16,685 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15,161 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 9,845 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 9,769 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 9,355 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 8,336 | 3.2% |
33,133 of 257,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Aiden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aiden's data
- Aiden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (129,675 total births); usage has since declined to 42,793 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aidens (33,133 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 Aiden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Aiden 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.