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Aiden

Irish
"little and fiery"
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Grace Royal
By Grace Royal
Updated Sat Mar 22 2025

Aiden Origin and Meaning

The name Aiden is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "little and fiery".

Aiden/Aidan is just beginning to wander into the girls' side of the name popularity list, but it's so huge for boys in all its spellings that it will be a long time before it can be called a unisex name.

Nearly 8000 baby boys were given the Aiden spelling alone in the US last year, and only 43 baby girls -- less than one percent of the total.

# 4694 on Nameberry

Aiden Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

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The name Aiden in Pop Culture

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