Given name & surname
Aden
“one who is handsome and adorned”
Aden is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is handsome and adorned.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is handsome and adorned.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aden is a variant of Aidan. The history of Aidan gives this family its wider story. Aidan experienced a revival in the 20th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,517
- 21,854 boys · 663 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,432 babies
- 2025
- 234
- #1,008 for boys · #9,467 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 97% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 224 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,008 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,408 in 2006. It also appeared in 10 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,018 as a first name in 2020; 5,879 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aden’s family of names
Aden has a related form in Aidan. Aden has a related form in Adan. Aden has a related form in Adin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Aden
- Aden AddeSomali politician (1908-2007)
- Aden YoungAustralian actorborn 1971
- Aden MeinelAmerican astronomer (1922–2011)
- Aden AyroSomalian politician (1976–2008)
- Adan MohammedSomali banker and entrepreneurborn 1963
- Aden TuttonAustralian volleyball playerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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