| [ syll. ay-den, ayd-en ] The boy name Ayden is pronounced EY-DahN KEY. Ayden's language of origin is Celtic and it is used largely in the English language. Ayden is a variation of Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish). Ayden is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s; before that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.196% of baby boys were given the name Ayden. It ranked at #102 then. In 2007, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Ayden, Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish) was the most frequently used. It was used 95% more than Ayden in that year. Baby names that sound like Ayden include Adan (Spanish and English), Adán (Spanish), Aden (English), Aiden (English), Aedan (Gaelic), Aeddan (Welsh), Aidyn (English), Aydin (English), Edin (Slavic), Edon (Albanian), Edwin (English and German), Etienne (French), and Étienne (French). KEY: approx pronunciation for Ayden: 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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