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The baby name Aydin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: AY-din (/ˈaɪdɪn/); Turkish: Aydın — ahy-DUHN (/ajdɯn/).

Aydin is Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: English: AY-din (/ˈaɪdɪn/); Turkish: Aydın — ahy-DUHN (/ajdɯn/)

What is the meaning of the name Aydin ?

The baby name Aydin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: AY-din (/ˈaɪdɪn/); Turkish: Aydın — ahy-DUHN (/ajdɯn/).

Aydin is Turkish in Origin.

Aydin is a Turkish and Azerbaijani given name meaning “enlightened, bright, clear,” extended by nuance to “educated; intellectual.” It comes from the Turkish adjective aydın and is etymologically linked to the Turkic word ay “moon,” a longstanding symbol of light. The name occurs in Anatolian history - the medieval Aydınoğulları (“sons of Aydın”) beylik preserves the usage as a personal name - and today it is common across Turkey and the wider Turkic world. In English-speaking countries it has risen in the 2000s, partly through phonetic overlap with Aiden, though the names are unrelated.

Standard forms include Aydın (with dotless ı) in Turkish orthography and the anglicized Aydin; a rarer transliteration is Aydyn. The name is chiefly masculine but sometimes treated as unisex outside Turkey. Related or confusable variants in other traditions - Aiden/Aidan - have separate Celtic origins meaning “little fire.” Pronunciation: Turkish [AY-duhn]; English often [EYE-din].

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Aydin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2024 #1 820
AZ 0 #26 18 706
AZ Boys 0 #35 165 1,400
TM Boys 0 #35 2 614
GE 0 #43 2 997
AZ Girls 0 #72 4 1,051
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
GE Boys 0 #99 11 2,055
BG Boys 0 #100 168 3,850
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
IQ 0 #129 5 3,533
Switzerland Boys 2024 #132 6 1,769
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
HU Boys 0 #168 7 3,954
Sweden Boys 2022 #172 11 1,509
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
GR Boys 0 #216 52 6,912
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
BG Girls 0 #224 8 3,559
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
KZ Boys 0 #238 52 6,578
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
TR 0 #257 8,195 19,440
Canada Boys 2024 #282 25 2,588
IR Boys 0 #293 347 10,162
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
DK Boys 0 #303 23 7,401
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
KZ Girls 0 #303 18 5,862
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
Austria Boys 0 #321 125 2,180
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
France Boys 2021 #363 25 2,865
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
NL 0 #377 15 2,481
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
Germany 0 #393 45 2,542
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
Germany Boys 0 #398 796 5,697
Finland Boys 0 #412 16 2,041
RU Boys 0 #418 88 12,621
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #491 14 11,303
IQ Boys 0 #493 175 13,071
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
IR Girls 0 #538 8 8,334
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
Finland Boys 2026 #649 34 3,552
NL Boys 0 #674 286 5,873
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SY 0 #715 14 11,684
United States Boys 2024 #728 165 7,044
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #815 24 4,949
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
United States Girls 2020 #912 6 8,768
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
NL Girls 0 #944 12 5,933
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,011 4 25,931
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,070 3 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,081 12 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,096 16 25,439
DZ 0 #1,127 50 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,146 7 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,168 11 25,619
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
MX Girls 0 #1,263 5 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,419 53 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,538 77 28,008

Aydin is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Aydin

Aydin is predominantly a boy's name.
Aydin is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: AY-din (/ˈaɪdɪn/); Turkish: Aydın — ahy-DUHN (/ajdɯn/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Aydın, Aydyn, Ajdin and Aydan.
Yes, very popular — Aydin ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Aydin ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Aydin's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #406 in 2011 to #363 in 2021 in France.