Aydon
A masculine name of English origin meaning "hill by the river".
Name Census estimates that about 687 living Americans carry the first name Aydon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aydon today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aydon births was 2011 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aydon. 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 Aydon with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
687
~ 1 in 498,915 Americans
Peak year
2011
55 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,043
Tracked since 1999
Census
Aydon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 572 people with the first name Aydon, which placed it at #18,742 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
#18,742
National first-name rank
People counted
572
572 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aydon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aydon is White at 60.0%. The next largest groups are Black (17.7%) and Hispanic (11.2%). 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 Aydon 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 Aydon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.0% · 343
- Black or African American17.7% · 101
- Hispanic or Latino11.2% · 64
- Two or more races8.9% · 51
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 4
Popularity
Aydon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aydon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 347 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aydon 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 Aydon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aydons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, Florida recorded the most babies named Aydon, while Pennsylvania, Indiana, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aydon
The name Aydon is believed to have origins in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "ead" meaning "prosperity" and "dun" meaning "hill" or "down." Thus, the name Aydon could have been originally given to someone who lived on a prosperous hill or in a prosperous down.
While the name Aydon does not appear in any major religious texts or ancient scriptures, it can be found in some historical records from medieval England. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was an Aydon de Wyville, who was listed as a landowner in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror.
Over the centuries, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Aydon. One of the earliest was Sir Aydon de Leybourne (c. 1275-1345), who was a English knight and military commander during the reign of Edward III. He fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence and was eventually captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346.
Another historical figure with the name Aydon was Aydon Sayer (c. 1500-1570), who was an English politician and landowner during the Tudor period. He served as a Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in 1547 and 1553.
In the 17th century, there was an Aydon Holborn (1620-1685), who was a renowned English architect and surveyor. He is best known for his work on the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666, where he helped design several churches and other buildings.
During the 18th century, an Aydon Fairfax (1725-1795) was a prominent English lawyer and judge. He served as a Justice of the King's Bench from 1773 until his death.
Finally, in the 19th century, there was an Aydon Waller (1820-1889), who was a British explorer and naturalist. He is known for his expeditions to South America and his contributions to the study of natural history.
People
Aydon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aydon 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
Aydon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aydon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 687 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aydon 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 498,915 US residents.
Is Aydon a common name?
We classify Aydon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 693 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aydon most popular?
The single biggest year for Aydon was 2011, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aydon 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 Aydon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 572 people with the name Aydon, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,742 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 Aydon 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 Aydon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aydon appears almost entirely male. Of the 566 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 Aydon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aydon is White at 60.0%. The next largest groups are Black (17.7%) and Hispanic (11.2%). 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 Aydon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aydon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.0% (343 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 Aydon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aydon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aydon 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 Aydon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aydon 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 Aydon 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 Aydon as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Aydon on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.