Given name & surname
Aiken
“of the oak tree”·“constructed of oak; sturdy”
Aiken is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “of the oak tree” (English) and “constructed of oak; sturdy” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “of the oak tree” (English) and “constructed of oak; sturdy” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aiken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 359
- 359 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,209 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,209 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 344 as a first name in 2020; 11,821 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.
Aiken’s family of names
In English usage, Aiken has a related form in ADKIN. Aiken has a related form in Aicken. Aiken has a related form in Aickin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ayckinvariant
- Ayckenvariant
- Aykinvariant
- Aykenvariant
- Aickinvariant
- Aickenvariant
- Aikinvariant
- Atkinvariant · English
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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