Given name & surname
Avidan
“my brother judged”
Avidan is a variant of Achidan. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother judged.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Avidan is a variant of Achidan. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother judged.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Avidan is a variant of Achidan. An origin associated with Achidan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Avidan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63
- 63 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 156 as a first name in 2020; 142 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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