Is Aedan a boy or girl name?
Aedan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 52 boys were named Aedan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 3,874 US babies named Aedan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,548
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Aedan since 1988
- 3,874
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 288 babies
Boys and girls named Aedan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,343 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 77 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 95 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 114 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 144 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 162 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 168 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 171 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 166 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 165 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 184 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 235 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 261 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 265 | #827 | 8 | #12,599 |
| 2007 | 283 | #774 | 5 | #17,692 |
| 2006 | 278 | #759 | 10 | #10,627 |
| 2005 | 207 | #879 | 5 | #16,522 |
| 2004 | 129 | #1,191 | 5 | #16,151 |
| 2003 | 110 | #1,282 | 5 | #15,824 |
| 2002 | 102 | #1,305 | 5 | #15,481 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,905 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,284 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,807 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,820 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,439 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,248 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,291 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aedan reached #759 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #10,627 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aedan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.