Aidan is a distinctive choice, ranked #265 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aidan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#265
US Rank #326
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About the Name Aidan
Aidan is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 66 places over five years. Its high point was #70 in 2004, and it now sits at #255. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 11 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Aidan is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aidan in their class.
In the US it sits at #312 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
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Aidan Ross — Aidan Ross is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union player who plays prop for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and formerly for the All Blacks internationally.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aidan
Unlikely. With around 171 UK babies named Aidan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aidan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aidan has been fairly steady, ranked #265 in 2025 against #189 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #67 in 2002.
Aidan is more popular in the UK (#255) than in the US (#312). 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 Aidan include: Aidan Turner, Aidan Chollet and Aidan Ross. Short summaries for each appear below.
Aidan appears in the US top 500 at #312 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
171
UK babies named Aidan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 76 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aidan
Almost certainly the only Aidan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Aidan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Aidan Ross is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union player who plays prop for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and formerly for the All Blacks internationally.
Aidan of Lindisfarne (Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria.