Aideen: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Aideen is an Irish girl's name meaning “fire.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- Fire
- Gender
- Girl
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 885 for girls (2025)
How do you pronounce Aideen?
Aideen is pronounced AY-deen. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Aideen mean?
Formed like Aidan from aed “fire.” Aideen loved her husband Oscar, a grandson of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend), so much that when he fell in battle she died of a broken heart.
How popular is Aideen in Ireland?
In 2025, 3 baby girls in Ireland were named Aideen, which made it No. 885 that year. That's down from No. 362 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1991, when 59 baby girls were named Aideen, No. 106 that year. The records go back to 1964, when 20 baby girls were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | No. 885 |
| 2024 | 3 | No. 898 |
| 2023 | 7 | No. 495 |
| 2022 | 8 | No. 458 |
| 2021 | 6 | No. 586 |
| 2020 | 8 | No. 444 |
| 2019 | 11 | No. 362 |
| 2018 | 14 | No. 319 |
| 2017 | 12 | No. 341 |
| 2016 | 19 | No. 247 |
| 2015 | 13 | No. 362 |
| 2014 | 15 | No. 321 |
| 2013 | 17 | No. 286 |
| 2012 | 21 | No. 244 |
| 2011 | 9 | No. 465 |
| 2010 | 19 | No. 276 |
| 2009 | 15 | No. 314 |
| 2008 | 26 | No. 212 |
| 2007 | 22 | No. 222 |
| 2006 | 23 | No. 197 |
| 2005 | 11 | No. 320 |
| 2004 | 22 | No. 186 |
| 2003 | 11 | No. 294 |
| 2002 | 22 | No. 176 |
| 2001 | 21 | No. 187 |
| 2000 | 25 | No. 156 |
| 1999 | 21 | No. 171 |
| 1998 | 35 | No. 107 |
| 1997 | 45 | No. 115 |
| 1996 | 43 | No. 124 |
| 1995 | 35 | No. 139 |
| 1994 | 44 | No. 119 |
| 1993 | 40 | No. 130 |
| 1992 | 44 | No. 125 |
| 1991 | 59 | No. 106 |
| 1990 | 38 | No. 134 |
| 1989 | 54 | No. 114 |
| 1988 | 41 | No. 136 |
| 1987 | 48 | No. 125 |
| 1986 | 48 | No. 121 |
| 1985 | 56 | No. 118 |
| 1984 | 48 | No. 135 |
| 1983 | 57 | No. 122 |
| 1982 | 39 | No. 161 |
| 1981 | 44 | No. 153 |
| 1980 | 56 | No. 138 |
| 1979 | 43 | No. 157 |
| 1978 | 42 | No. 156 |
| 1977 | 45 | No. 154 |
| 1976 | 49 | No. 148 |
| 1975 | 48 | No. 147 |
| 1974 | 52 | No. 141 |
| 1973 | 48 | No. 147 |
| 1972 | 54 | No. 130 |
| 1971 | 38 | No. 158 |
| 1970 | 36 | No. 156 |
| 1969 | 31 | No. 169 |
| 1968 | 41 | No. 135 |
| 1967 | 43 | No. 127 |
| 1966 | 42 | No. 128 |
| 1965 | 29 | No. 148 |
| 1964 | 20 | No. 171 |
Aideen 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 Aideen, letter by letter.
- AAilm, pine
- IIodhadh, yew
- DDair, oak
- EEadhadh, aspen
- EEadhadh, aspen
- NNion, ash
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Names that go with Aideen
Questions about Aideen
- How do you pronounce Aideen?
- Aideen is pronounced AY-deen. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Aideen mean?
- Aideen means “fire.”
- Is Aideen a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Aideen is a girl's name.
- How popular is Aideen in Ireland?
- In 2025, Aideen was No. 885 for girls in Ireland, with 3 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1991, at No. 106.