Aidan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Aidan \a(i)-dan\ is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fire". Saint Aidan was a seventh-century Irish monk.

Aidan has 6 variant forms: Adan, Aden, Aiden, Audan, Ayden and Aydenn.

For more information, see also related names Aithne and Edana.

Baby names that sound like Aidan are Adana and Adin.

Aidan is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Aidan. Click here to compare Aidan with related baby names.