Aidan in Irish: Aedan
The Irish form of Aidan is Aedan, a boy's name meaning “born of fire.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish form
- Aedan
- Meaning
- Born of fire
- Gender
- Boy
- Also spelled
- Aodhan
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 82 for boys (2025)
How do you say Aidan in Irish?
Aidan in Irish is Aedan, pronounced AID-an. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. It can also be said AID-on. Other spellings: Aodhan.
What does Aedan mean?
Aedan means “born of fire.” Aidan is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Aedan: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Aidan in Ireland?
In 2025, 72 baby boys in Ireland were named Aidan, which made it No. 82 that year. That's down from No. 52 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1965, when 233 baby boys were named Aidan, No. 33 that year. The most babies got the name in 1974: 258. The records go back to 1964, when 182 baby boys were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | No. 82 |
| 2024 | 70 | No. 84 |
| 2023 | 69 | No. 88 |
| 2022 | 92 | No. 73 |
| 2021 | 94 | No. 73 |
| 2020 | 94 | No. 70 |
| 2019 | 142 | No. 48 |
| 2018 | 149 | No. 51 |
| 2017 | 127 | No. 56 |
| 2016 | 152 | No. 52 |
| 2015 | 154 | No. 52 |
| 2014 | 159 | No. 51 |
| 2013 | 179 | No. 48 |
| 2012 | 172 | No. 50 |
| 2011 | 229 | No. 40 |
| 2010 | 187 | No. 48 |
| 2009 | 197 | No. 46 |
| 2008 | 151 | No. 60 |
| 2007 | 149 | No. 55 |
| 2006 | 120 | No. 65 |
| 2005 | 106 | No. 71 |
| 2004 | 124 | No. 62 |
| 2003 | 109 | No. 64 |
| 2002 | 109 | No. 62 |
| 2001 | 84 | No. 73 |
| 2000 | 75 | No. 74 |
| 1999 | 87 | No. 69 |
| 1998 | 86 | No. 65 |
| 1997 | 121 | No. 62 |
| 1996 | 113 | No. 63 |
| 1995 | 120 | No. 63 |
| 1994 | 110 | No. 62 |
| 1993 | 146 | No. 53 |
| 1992 | 126 | No. 60 |
| 1991 | 143 | No. 55 |
| 1990 | 123 | No. 61 |
| 1989 | 149 | No. 50 |
| 1988 | 147 | No. 50 |
| 1987 | 185 | No. 47 |
| 1986 | 191 | No. 47 |
| 1985 | 201 | No. 46 |
| 1984 | 225 | No. 45 |
| 1983 | 229 | No. 46 |
| 1982 | 240 | No. 46 |
| 1981 | 240 | No. 46 |
| 1980 | 243 | No. 50 |
| 1979 | 230 | No. 47 |
| 1978 | 221 | No. 47 |
| 1977 | 227 | No. 44 |
| 1976 | 257 | No. 38 |
| 1975 | 189 | No. 54 |
| 1974 | 258 | No. 39 |
| 1973 | 242 | No. 41 |
| 1972 | 218 | No. 45 |
| 1971 | 213 | No. 44 |
| 1970 | 234 | No. 35 |
| 1969 | 185 | No. 41 |
| 1968 | 215 | No. 36 |
| 1967 | 198 | No. 38 |
| 1966 | 169 | No. 41 |
| 1965 | 233 | No. 33 |
| 1964 | 182 | No. 37 |
Aedan in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Aedan, letter by letter.
- AAilm, pine
- EEadhadh, aspen
- DDair, oak
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Aidan
Questions about Aidan
- What is Aidan in Irish?
- The Irish form of Aidan is Aedan, pronounced AID-an. Aedan means “born of fire.”
- How do you pronounce Aedan?
- Aedan is pronounced AID-an. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- Is Aidan a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Aidan is a boy's name.
- How popular is Aidan in Ireland?
- In 2025, Aidan was No. 82 for boys in Ireland, with 72 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1965, at No. 33.