Is Aidan a boy or girl name?
Aidan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 1,092 boys were named Aidan, so 0.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 120,089 US babies named Aidan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #312
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,162
- Babies named Aidan since 1936
- 120,089
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 10,296 babies
Boys and girls named Aidan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 174 | 13 | 7% |
| 1980s | 465 | 130 | 21.8% |
| 1990s | 8,783 | 612 | 6.5% |
| 2000s | 76,511 | 1,613 | 2.1% |
| 2010s | 25,438 | 287 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 5,901 | 64 | 1.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,092 | #312 | 7 | #12,162 |
| 2023 | 1,113 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,160 | #296 | 11 | #9,071 |
| 2021 | 1,208 | #286 | 21 | #5,749 |
| 2020 | 1,328 | #261 | 25 | #5,005 |
| 2019 | 1,543 | #243 | 15 | #7,350 |
| 2018 | 1,571 | #242 | 15 | #7,413 |
| 2017 | 1,734 | #221 | 20 | #6,049 |
| 2016 | 2,115 | #191 | 20 | #6,191 |
| 2015 | 2,265 | #185 | 24 | #5,467 |
| 2014 | 2,280 | #187 | 21 | #5,994 |
| 2013 | 2,675 | #146 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2012 | 3,225 | #116 | 42 | #3,712 |
| 2011 | 3,721 | #107 | 53 | #3,132 |
| 2010 | 4,309 | #94 | 49 | #3,309 |
| 2009 | 5,811 | #72 | 81 | #2,376 |
| 2008 | 7,708 | #59 | 121 | #1,800 |
| 2007 | 8,425 | #54 | 127 | #1,713 |
| 2006 | 10,035 | #44 | 169 | #1,365 |
| 2005 | 9,759 | #43 | 156 | #1,378 |
| 2004 | 9,824 | #40 | 200 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 10,067 | #39 | 229 | #1,006 |
| 2002 | 6,954 | #60 | 191 | #1,104 |
| 2001 | 4,632 | #86 | 194 | #1,090 |
| 2000 | 3,296 | #114 | 145 | #1,310 |
| 1999 | 2,213 | #166 | 135 | #1,329 |
| 1998 | 1,703 | #196 | 89 | #1,762 |
| 1997 | 1,382 | #222 | 85 | #1,766 |
| 1996 | 1,093 | #259 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1995 | 973 | #282 | 88 | #1,669 |
| 1994 | 517 | #440 | 35 | #3,235 |
| 1993 | 332 | #557 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 1992 | 269 | #630 | 38 | #3,037 |
| 1991 | 167 | #797 | 17 | #5,401 |
| 1990 | 134 | #890 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,184 | 16 | #5,293 |
| 1988 | 54 | #1,427 | 21 | #4,172 |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,399 | 13 | #5,613 |
| 1986 | 71 | #1,118 | 16 | #4,726 |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,304 | 13 | #5,352 |
| 1984 | 34 | #1,691 | 12 | #5,544 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,905 | 10 | #6,219 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,929 | 9 | #6,893 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,661 | 9 | #6,806 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,965 | 11 | #5,918 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,312 | 6 | #9,023 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,800 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,405 | 7 | #6,671 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,993 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,379 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,045 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,306 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,079 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,823 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,279 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aidan reached #39 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #1,006 in 2003. 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 Aidan
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.