Aden is a distinctive choice, ranked #1153 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aden in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1153
US Rank #997
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About the Name Aden
Aden is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 3081 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #396 in 2009 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aden is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aden in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #997, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Aden
Aden Flint โ Aden Flint is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Walsall.
Aden Gillett โ John Aden Gillett is a British actor.
Aden Province โ The Chief Commissioner's Province of Aden was a province of British Raj under which the former Aden Settlement was placed from 1932 to 1937.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aden
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Aden per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aden in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aden is declining: down 134 places since 2020, to #1,153 in 2025. It peaked at #396 in 2009.
Aden is more popular in the US (#997) than in the UK (#2412). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Aden include: Aden Flint, Aden Gillett and Aden Holloway. Short summaries for each appear below.
Aden ranks #997 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
25
UK babies named Aden (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 134 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aden
Almost certainly the only Aden in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Aden
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jama Mohamed Aden is a Somali former middle-distance runner and coach who ran for Fairleigh Dickinson University and represented Somalia throughout the 1980s.
Aden Abdulle Osman Daโar (Somali: Aadan Cabdulle Cismaan Dacar, Arabic: ุขุฏู ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุนุซู ุงู ุฏุนุฑ), popularly known as Aden Adde, was a Somali politician who served as the first president of the Somali Republic from 1 July 1960 to 6 July 1967.