Boys' name · peaked in 2011
Aiden name popularity since 1925
259,912 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aiden (0.8% girls, 99.2% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Aiden is about 14 years old in 2026. Aiden peaked in 2011 as the #9 name for boys, and it ranked #62 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 259,912
- Named Aiden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #62
- for boys in 2025 (5,046 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.2% boys
- 2,147 girls · 257,765 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.65× its national share
Peak year is the year Aiden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Aiden births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2009. Measured as a share of all babies, Aiden peaked in 2011.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Aiden became 15× more common, from 1 in 5,210 baby boys to 1 in 348.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 200 to 1 in 339.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aiden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aiden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aiden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 25 | #4,315 |
| 1980s | 11 | 76 | #2,599 |
| 1990s | 159 | 1,642 | #937 |
| 2000s | 1,129 | 83,554 | #50 |
| 2010s | 647 | 129,675 | #13 |
| 2020–25 | 201 | 42,793 | #62 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.9% of babies named Aiden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Aiden is most popular
The index compares Aiden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Aiden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.65× | 2,465 |
| Arizona | 1.77× | 5,974 |
| Alaska | 1.70× | 660 |
| Florida | 1.61× | 15,207 |
| Delaware | 1.50× | 815 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Aiden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Aiden (this page) | 257,765 | 2011 |
| Aidan | 118,431 | 2003 |
| Ayden | 89,180 | 2012 |
| Aidyn | 4,240 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aiden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aiden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aiden (2011).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data