Given name
Aodhan
“fire”
Aodhan is a variant of Aodh. One Celtic interpretation is “fire.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aodhan is a variant of Aodh. One Celtic interpretation is “fire.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aodhan is a variant of Aodh. An origin associated with Aodh is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aodhan is a variant of Aodh. The history of Aodh gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aodh is associated with the sun god.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aodhan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 317
- 317 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,166 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,166 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 276 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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