Given name & surname
Edan
“one who is full of fire”
Edan is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “one who is full of fire.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “one who is full of fire.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
How it developed
Edan is a variant of Eden. The shared background comes through Eden: The surname developed from Edun or Edon, formed with Old English éad and hūn. Given-name Eden can therefore reflect a surname returning to personal use, while also drawing on the quite separate Garden of Eden association.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Edan is a variant of Eden. The history of Eden gives this family its wider story. Eden’s English history includes a medieval given name becoming a surname and later being used as a given name again. Eden’s biblical place-name association probably helped that later use, although it should not erase the surname’s independent background. In Scottish and Irish use, Edan has a related form in 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
Edan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,713
- 1,533 boys · 180 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,262 for boys · #13,664 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,262 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 68 in 2009. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,535 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.
Edan’s family of names
Edan has a related form in Aidan. Edan has a related form in Eden. Edan has a related form in Edon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Edan
- Edan DiopFrench footballerborn 2004
- Edan LuiHong Kong artistborn 1997
- Edan Leshemtennis playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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