Aden - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Aden \a-den\ is pronounced AY-den. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fire". Variant of Aodh. Also a place name for a region of South Yemen, formerly a British colony. Adan is the Spanish form.

Aden has 3 variant forms: Adan, Adin and Adon.

Baby names that sound like Aden are Eden, Ayden, Aiden and Auden.

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