Is [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] as popular as it seems to be? I really love this name but its popularity is a bit annoying. I also happen to like [name_m]Braden[/name_m] and [name_m]Caden[/name_m] but thats anothet story lol. So is [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] really that bad?
Though i prefer [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], I dont think [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] is that bad. Its a handsome choice, though its a very popular, especcially if you combine all this different spellings. If you really love it, i say use it. Good luck! 
Yes, it’s that popular.
Honestly, no I do not think Aidan (my preferred spelling) is as popular as the forum would lead people to believe. Or at least, the “aden” names were not heard that much in the cities I have lived in, in four different states. I knew of two Aidans and one Braden. I’ve met more people with my name (has been ranked 500+ for the past 30/40 years, currently not in the top 1000 for more than a decade). I work with children and parents. I honestly have not known/met many of the top names.
Aidan is a strong, handsome Irish/Scottish name.
adding numbers
total births in 2014 (last stats): 3,988,076
2015 Name stats:
Aiden - rank 13 - 13,378 - 0.660% of total male births
Aidan - rank 185 - 2,242 - 0.111% of total male births
A pittance in my opinion.
The numbers on the top names (Noah and Emma) are a drop-in-the-bucket in my opinion also.
What is way more important, if popularity is important to you, is how popular the name is where you live and in the circles you move in. Although you can not predict the future and who will be around your child for their lifetime.
I love the name, but it and names like it are really popular in my area. I have two cousins named [name_m]Braden[/name_m] and Casyn, I know several [name_u]Jayden[/name_u]/Jadens and a couple of Aidens. it really depends on where you are though.
I teach school, have for 30 years and don’t find any of these names usable because there is a huge glut of them out there. Kids as young as preschool all the way up through college.
I would go with [name_u]Alden[/name_u] rather than [name_u]Aiden[/name_u], [name_m]Baden[/name_m] or [name_m]Belden[/name_m] over [name_m]Braden[/name_m], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u] or [name_u]Calder[/name_u] over [name_m]Caden[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] or [name_m]Julius[/name_m] over [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], etc.
They feel stronger and fresher.
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
All the rhyming names really butchered it for me. I find nothing wrong with [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], but it definitely isn’t fresh anymore with [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], [name_m]Cayden[/name_m], etc. If you don’t mind that, then there’s nothing wrong with using it.
I don’t think [name_u]Aiden[/name_u]/[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] itself is really that bad but once you add all the ‘put anything in front of -aden’ names together it makes it seem much more prevalent. To me all those names blur together into basically one name, so I think it’s just down to personal preference and whether you can separate the Aidens from all the rhyming names.
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u] itself maybe not but when you add in the Bradens, Cadens, Haydens, etc then yeah. I’m a teacher and I’ll have about 3 [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] type names in every class
When you combine all of the variant spellings, rhyming names, and variant spellings of those rhyming names, [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] is definitely that popular. However, I don’t think that makes [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] a bad name.
I have worked in a busy local children’s hospital as a pediatric nurse (so kids age a few days to 21 years old) and honestly, I have only ever cared for one [name_u]Aiden[/name_u]. Maybe it’s just my are, I don’t know. I have met TONS of Jaydens, several Kadens, less [name_u]Brayden[/name_u]'s and I think one or two [name_m]Zaden[/name_m].
I find [name_u]Aiden[/name_u]/[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] very handsome. Sadly though it is that popular, and with its alternative spellings ([name_u]Ayden[/name_u], [name_u]Aden[/name_u], [name_m]Aaden[/name_m]) and its brother names ([name_m]Caden[/name_m]/[name_u]Kayden[/name_u], [name_m]Braden[/name_m]/[name_u]Brayden[/name_u], [name_u]Jadon[/name_u]/[name_u]Jayden[/name_u], Layden, [name_m]Zayden[/name_m], etc.) there is no sparkle to the name anymore. I love [name_u]Aiden[/name_u]/[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]'s Irish roots.
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u] became really popular through Sex and the City. To me it’s really handsome but quite dated now.
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u] is extremely popular, especially where I’m at. Horribly popular. [name_m]Even[/name_m] more horribly popular when you add the other rhyming names. It honestly does put a huge damper on [name_u]Aiden[/name_u], which is sad…I personally think that [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] is the absolute best choice out of those rhymey names.
Thanks for the replies. Maybe i should use it as a middle so i can still get to have it but its not in the 1st name spot
I prefer [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], but the spelling [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] is most popular in my area. I think it would make a great middle name.
I love the name [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], and if you do too, then I say go for it. I only know one [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], and there is nothing wrong with naming a child [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] or any variations such as [name_m]Caden[/name_m] or [name_m]Braden[/name_m]
I know two Aidens (one [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], the other is [name_u]Aiden[/name_u]) under 14. Similarly I know 3 [name_u]Allison[/name_u]'s younger than 14. So, it’s not as popular as you think.
I love the name, but it’s very popular in my circle and where I live, as are the -aden derivatives.