AIDEN  

Gender: M
Origin: Variation of AIDAN, Irish
Meaning: "little and fiery"

Popularity in 2008: #16

A sensational success story, this spelling variation has outperformed the traditional Aidan, just having moved up 11 spaces, and becoming the accepted version.

Aiden is being discussed in our message boards:

• Alternitives to the top 10 boys and girls names!
• Baby Boy WDYT of the possible names?
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Names of people i know::
• How Important is following a sibset?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Aiden:

• ADDISON & EDISON: Girl-Boy Name Equality
• NAMEBERRY FAVES II: THE BOYS' NAMES NAMEBERRYITES LOVE MOST
• NAMES ON FIRE
• STAR POWER: The influence of starbabies
• VINTAGE CHIC: The new old names