The baby name aedan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈeɪdən/ (AY-den).
aedan is Irish in Origin.
The baby name aedan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈeɪdən/ (AY-den).
aedan is Irish in Origin.
Aedan is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic diminutive Aodhán/Áedán, from Aodh meaning fire, giving the sense little fire or fiery one. The name appears across early medieval Ireland and Scotland: Áedán mac Gabráin, 6th-century king of Dál Riata, and two renowned saints - Aidan of Ferns and Aidan of Lindisfarne - secured its place in royal and ecclesiastical records. Pronounced AY-dən in English, it carries associations of warmth, vitality, and brightness.
Traditional spellings include Irish Aodhán and Old Irish Áedán; Scottish Gaelic favors Aodhàn. Modern Anglicized variants are Aidan, Aiden, Ayden, and Aden; the Gaelic-to-English transcription Aodhan also appears. The spelling Aedan echoes older orthography by keeping the ae digraph, yet remains rarer than Aidan/Aiden in contemporary use. After centuries of steady but local presence in Gaelic regions, the name was revived in the 19th-century Celtic renaissance and surged internationally from the late 1990s onward.
aedan is an uncommon pick. Our records hold just 65 recorded uses, spread over 18 countries.
| Áedán mac Gabráin Aedan mac Gabráin was best known as a king of Dál Riata, ruling from around 574 onward. Also written as Aedan and known in Irish as Aodhán mac Gabhráin, he was an important early medieval ruler in Gaelic history. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #684 | 15 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
aedan is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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