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Aidean

Quick answerThe name 'Aidean' is a modern variant of the Irish name 'Aidan', meaning "little fire" from the Old Irish diminutive *Aedán* (root *aed* "fire").

Irish · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,329
TrendVintage
Peak year2009
Syllables2
OriginIrish
LanguageOld Irish
CultureIrish
ReligionChristianity
Letters6
Numerology7 Chaldean 8
Global rank#12,329

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Aidean

The name 'Aidean' is a modern variant of the Irish name 'Aidan', meaning "little fire" from the Old Irish diminutive *Aedán* (root *aed* "fire").

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Etymology

The name 'Aidean' is a modern variant of the Irish name 'Aidan', meaning "little fire" from the Old Irish diminutive *Aedán* (root *aed* "fire"). It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, often with Christian associations due to Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne (7th century), an Irish missionary who spread Christianity in Northumbria.

Aidean currently ranks #12,329 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2009.

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