Aiden is another spelling of the original Old Irish given name Aidan. The name is derived from the Irish name Aodhán, which in turn is derived from the Old Irish word ‘áedán’, the diminutive of ‘áed’ (‘fire’), and thus means ‘little fire’.
Aiden is a first name typically given to boys, but in rare cases also used as a girls name.
The first name Aiden is one of the top 100 most popular boys names in the US – currently at #16 in our SmartGenius ranking. Over 1,000 babies each year are named Aiden, accounting for approximately 0.60 % of all newborn boys. In the entire USA, approximately 239,215 people – children, adults and seniors – currently bear the name Aiden. That is 0.07 % of all living Americans.
Aiden is another spelling of the original Old Irish given name Aidan. The name is derived from the Irish name Aodhán, which in turn is derived from the Old Irish word ‘áedán’, the diminutive of ‘áed’ (‘fire’), and thus means ‘little fire’.
Aidan Gillen (*1968)
Aidan Gillen began his career in the 1980s as part of an Irish theater group and has since appeared in a variety of theater productions around the world. His breakthrough as an actor came later, when he starred in the hit tv series 'Queer as Folk' (1999 - 2000) in his mid-30s. Since then, he has appeared in many other television shows and films. In 'Game of Thrones' (2011 -2017), for example, he played the role of Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish, a controversial character known for his intrigues and machinations.
Aidan Turner (*1983)
Irish actor Aidan Turner became particularly famous for his role as Ross Poldark in the British television series 'Poldark' (2015 - 2019). He has also appeared in several other television series and films, including 'Being Human' (2009 - 2011), 'The Hobbit' film trilogy (2012 - 2014) as Kili, and 'Loving Vincent' (2017). Turner is appreciated for his charismatic presence and his ability to play convincingly in a wide range of characters.
Aiden English (*1987)
Aiden English is the ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt, an American professional wrestler and actor. English began his career in various independent wrestling leagues in 2007 before signing with WWE in 2012. There he appeared on the SmackDown and NXT brands and formed a tag team partnership with Simon Gotch, that became known as 'The Vaudevillains'. As a wrestler, English is known for his entertainment value and his ability to work the crowd.
Aiden Pearce
Aiden Pearce is a fictional character and the protagonist of the video game Watch Dogs. The game was developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal and was first released in 2014. Pearce is a former hacker and criminal who seeks revenge in the streets of Chicago after the death of his niece. As one of the first people to use the power of the CTOS (Central Operating System), he has the ability to control the city's network and gain access to critical information and infrastructure.
When you hear the name Aiden, you might first think of people. But did you know that there are also places with the name Aiden? Are you also called Aiden? Maybe one day you will visit the places that are named just like you...
There are only 386 different male names registered in every single state in the U.S., and Aiden is one of them. However, Aiden is not equally widespread in all states, but people in Nevada seem to particularly fancy this name – the 2,302 men called Aiden who live here are 0,407% of all male residents and push their name up to #59 in our SmartGenius statistics, easily placing it in the top 100 most common male names in Nevada. If you look at all the states in the USA together, you can currently find as many as 239,215 people with the name Aiden. Across all regions and age groups, this lands Aiden on position 147 in our SmartGenius ranking of the top male names – of course, the current popularity as a baby name for newborns looks somewhat different, as you can see from the statistics above.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter A is a very popular first letter for boys’ names. That’s because 9.0% of all common boys’ names in the US begin with this letter. Only the first letter J is more common for boys' names.
With five letters, the name Aiden is comparatively short. In fact, 17.0% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly five letters. Only 7% of all first names are even shorter, while 75% have more than five letters. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
That means that if 9.0% of all boys' names start with an A, this initial letter occurs nearly three times as often as all other letters on average. And by the way: Of all the boys' names that start with an A, Anthony is the most common.
If your name is Aiden and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Aiden, you can simply say:
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Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
Aiden
Aiden
Just use American Sign Language!
These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
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In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
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In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Aiden sounds like this:
