| The boy name Aiden [ syll. ai-den, aid-en ] is pronounced EY-DahN KEY. Aiden's origin is Celtic, and its use, English. Aiden is a variant form of the Irish and Scottish Aodh. Aiden is very popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the recent height of its usage in 2007, 0.595% of baby boys were given the name Aiden. Its ranking then was #27. Within all boy names in its group, Aiden was the most popular in 2007. Baby names that sound like Aiden include the Spanish Adan, the Spanish Adán, the English Aden, the English Ayden, the Slavic Edin, the Albanian Edon, the English and German Edwin, the French Etienne, and the French Étienne. KEY: approx pronunciation for Aiden: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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