unisex name

Aedin

  • Origin Irish
  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 344

Ireland

#749

as Aedín, 2024

Aedin is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 43% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Aedin is a name of Irish origin.
  • Peaked in 2008, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2000.

Aedin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

114
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Aedin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 114
2010s 73
2020s (to 2022) 6

How popular is Aedin?

In 2022, Aedin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Aedin is used

Ireland as Aedín #749 4 in 2024
United States #11,460 6 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Aedin is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Aedín Aedín is a rare spelling of Aedin, written with a fada and recorded 18 times, mostly in Ireland. 18

Names that peaked alongside Aedin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aedin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aedin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aedin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aedin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aedin

How popular is the name Aedin?

In 2022, Aedin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Aedin a girl's or a boy's name?

Aedin is used for both girls and boys. About 43% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Aedin most popular?

Aedin peaked in 2008, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.