Aaden
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "little fire" or "fiery".
Name Census estimates that about 5,025 living Americans carry the first name Aaden. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aaden today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aaden births was 2009 (1,273 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aaden. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aaden with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Aaden is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
5.0K
~ 1 in 68,210 Americans
Peak year
2009
1,273 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,889
Tracked since 2001
Census
Aaden in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,120 people with the first name Aaden, which placed it at #4,497 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,497
National first-name rank
People counted
4.1K
4,120 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
39.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aaden
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaden is White at 39.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.9%) and Black (19.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aaden described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aaden at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White39.7% · 1,636
- Hispanic or Latino26.9% · 1,108
- Black or African American19.7% · 811
- Two or more races7.3% · 300
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 224
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 41
Gender
Gender distribution for Aaden
Out of the 5,069 babies given the name Aaden since 1880, 99.9% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Aaden as a male name
- Ranked #10,889 in 2024
- 6 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (1,268 births)
Aaden as a female name
- Ranked #17,292 in 2009
- 5 female births in 2009
- Peak: 2009 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aaden appears almost entirely male. Of the 4,123 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Aaden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aaden from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 2,539 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aaden by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aaden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aadens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 45 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Aaden, while North Dakota, Montana, Maine recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 93 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aaden
The name Aaden has its origins in ancient Hebrew, deriving from the word 'eden', meaning paradise or a place of pleasure. It is believed to have first emerged as a masculine name around the 6th century BCE, during the reign of the Babylonian Empire.
In biblical texts, the word 'eden' is prominently featured as the name of the Garden of Eden, the idyllic paradise where Adam and Eve resided before being expelled. This association with a heavenly realm imbued the name Aaden with connotations of purity, tranquility, and divine grace.
Early recorded instances of the name Aaden can be found in ancient Aramaic inscriptions and texts from the Middle East. One notable bearer of the name was Aaden ben Zadok, a renowned scholar and philosopher who lived in the 3rd century BCE in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. His writings on ethics and morality were highly influential during the Hellenistic period.
As the centuries passed, the name Aaden continued to be used, albeit sparingly, across various cultures and regions. In the 12th century CE, Aaden al-Hakim was a celebrated Persian poet and mystic whose works explored the themes of love, spirituality, and the human condition.
During the Renaissance, the name gained some popularity in Europe, particularly in Italy. Aaden Domenico was a renowned Florentine painter and architect who left his mark on the city's iconic buildings and frescos in the 15th century.
In more recent times, one of the most notable bearers of the name was Aaden Qadri, a Pakistani activist and educator who dedicated his life to promoting literacy and women's rights in the 20th century (1901-1986).
Another significant figure was Aaden Adnan, a Syrian-born author and journalist who chronicled the struggles and resilience of the Syrian people during the civil war in the early 21st century (1976-2016).
While the name Aaden has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent decades, its roots can be traced back to the ancient world, carrying with it a rich tapestry of cultural and historical significance.
People
Aaden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aaden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aaden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aaden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,025 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aaden going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,210 US residents.
Is Aaden a common name?
We classify Aaden as "Rare". It ranks above 96.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,069 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aaden most popular?
The single biggest year for Aaden was 2009, when 1,273 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aaden is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aaden in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,120 people with the name Aaden, or 1.36 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,497 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aaden in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aaden?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aaden appears almost entirely male. Of the 4,123 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aaden?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaden is White at 39.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.9%) and Black (19.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aaden most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aaden in the 2020 Census, accounting for 39.7% (1,636 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aaden in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aaden a male name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Aaden in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aaden still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aaden in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aaden can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Aaden?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Aaden, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.