Aiden

Irish
"little and fiery"

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.

# 3980 on Nameberry

Aiden Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Aiden in Pop Culture

  • Aiden Burn
    character on TV's "CSI: NY"