Aidan, Aiden and Ayden are anglicised versions of the Irish male given name ''Aodhán''. The Irish language female equivalent is ''Aodhnait''.

Etymology and spelling

The name is derived from the name ''Aodhán'', which is a

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...

of '' Aodh''. The personal name ''Aodh'' means "fiery" and/or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god (see Aed). Formerly common only in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the name and its variants have become popular in England, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the 2010s, ''Aiden'' rose to the 13th most popular name in the United States as the given name of 129,433 boys, while ''Aidan'' ranked 156th as the given name of 25,399 boys. In the 2000s, ''Aiden'' was 54th most popular name in the United States as the given name of 83,527 boys while ''Aidan'' ranked 55th having been bestowed on 76,493 boys. Other variants are less popular, such as ''Hayden'' 87th, ''Ayden'' 156th, ''Aden'' 333rd, ''Aydan'' 808th, and ''Aydin'' 960th, according to the United States Social Security Database. "Aidan/Aiden" was the most popular boys' name in Canada in 2007. ''Aiden'' was the 38th most popular name given to boys in Canada in 2022. Its popularity is also reflected in the occurrence of similar-sounding names such as Braden, Caden,

Hayden Hayden may refer to: Places Inhabited places in the United States * Hayden, Alabama *Hayden, Arizona *Hayden's Ferry, former name of Tempe, Arizona *Hayden, California, former name of Hayden Hill, California *Hayden, Colorado *Hayden, Idaho *Hayde ...

, and Jayden. ''Aidan'' (or any reasonable variant) as a girl's name does not appear in the top one thousand names for girls from the same database, although it has occasionally been used for girls.

Notable people with the given name

Middle Ages

Áedán mac Gabráin Áedán mac Gabráin (; ), also written as Aedan, was a king of Dál Riata from 574 until c. 609 AD. The kingdom of Dál Riata was situated in modern Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and parts of County Antrim, Ireland. Genealogies record that Áe ...

(ruled c. 574–609), King of Dál Riata, sometimes anglicised as ''Aidan of Dalriada'' * Aeddan ap Blegywryd (died 1018), Welsh prince of Gwynedd * Adam, Earl of Angus (ruled from before c. 1189) * Saint

Máedóc of Ferns Saint Máedóc of Ferns (; 6th & 7th century), also known as Saint Aidan (; ; and '), Saint MadocAidan of Lindisfarne Aidan of Lindisfarne (; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, ser ...

(died 651), Irish missionary and bishop

Modern times: Aidan and Aiden

Arts and entertainment

Aidan Baker Aidan Baker (born 1974) is an electronic musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who has released numerous records both as a solo artist and as part of various side projects, including Nadja, ARC, Caudal and Mnemosyne. He has also written seve ...

(born 1974/1975), Canadian musician *

Aidan Banks Longview were a British indie rock band from Manchester, England. History Its members were chief songwriter Rob McVey, guitarist Doug Morch, bassist Aidan Banks and drummer Francesco Mendolia. Original drummer Matt Dabbs left the band for fa ...

, English guitarist *

Aidan Browne Aidan Browne (b. Belfast)Aidan Bryant (born 1987), American comedian *

Aidan Cassar Aidan Cassar (; born 17 December 1999), known mononymously as Aidan, is a Maltese singer-songwriter. Career In 2018, he competed in the '' Malta Eurovision Song Contest'' with the song "Dai Laga". Following reports that the song, originally des ...

(born 1999), Maltese singer-songwriter *

Aidan Chambers Aidan Chambers (27 December 1934 – 11 May 2025) was a British author of children's and young-adult novels. He won both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Printz Award for '' Postcards from No Man's Land'' (1999). For his "lastin ...

(1934–2025), English author *

Aidan Coffey Aidan Coffey is an Irish traditional accordionist from County Waterford (Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divi ...

, Irish musician * Aidan Coleman (born 1976), Australian poet and speechwriter *

Aidan Connolly Aidan Charles Patrick Connolly (born 15 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Queen's Park. Connolly began his career with Queen's Park before joining Dundee United in 2013, and also played for ...

(born 1991), Irish fiddler and teacher *

Aidan Cooney Aidan Cooney is an Irish radio presenter. He was a presenter of '' Ireland AM'' on TV3 from 1999 to 2018. He has since began hosting a weekday show on Q102, called Q Breakfast from 7am to 10am. Ireland AM Cooney joined the Ireland AM team in ...

, Irish television presenter *

Aiden Curtiss Aiden Deborah A. H. Curtiss (born February 14, 1998) is a British-American fashion model. Early life Curtiss was born in London, England, to Guinean-born model Katoucha Niane and menswear designer Nigel Curtiss. She moved to New York when sh ...

(born 1998), British-American fashion model * Aidan J. David (born 1981), English actor *

Aidan Davis Aidan Davis (born 23 March 1997) is an English street dancer, rapper, and television host. In 2009, he reached the final of the third series of the ITV talent show '' Britain's Got Talent''. He finished fifth place overall and later that year ...

(born 1997), English street dancer, rapper, and television host *

Aidan Devine Aidan Devine is an English–Canadian film actor. Early life Devine was born in England and immigrated with his family to Canada at the age of 15. He studied at Dawson College's Dome Theatre in Montreal, Quebec Quebec is Canada's Li ...

, Canadian film actor *

Aiden Dillard Aiden Dillard is an American independent film director and artist. He is known for using surreal humor and camp (style) within the confines of low-budget film. Aiden Dillard was born in Escondido, California, but grew up in Durham, North Caro ...

, American film director and artist * Aidan Dunne, Irish art critic *

Aidan Fennessy Aidan Fennessy (died 13 September 2020) was an Australian playwright, stage director and actor, known for his work with the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), where he was at one time associate director. Fennessy's career began in Melbourne in th ...

(died 2020), Australian playwright, stage director, and actor * Aiden Flowers (born 2004), American actor *

Aidan Gallagher Aidan Gallagher (born September 18, 2003) is an American actor and musician. His first major television role was Nicky Harper on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn''. In 2019, Gallagher began portraying Number Five on the Netfl ...

(born 2003), American actor *

Aidan Gillen Aidan Murphy (born 1967 or 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen (), is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles as Stuart Alan Jones in ''Queer as Folk (British TV series), Queer as Folk'' (1999–2000); Tommy Carcetti in ''The Wire'' (2004–20 ...

(born 1968), Irish actor *

Aidan Gillett Aidan Gillett (born 12 April 1986) is an Australian actor and stunt performer, who is best known for his roles as Daniel McManus in the BBC-commissioned soap opera '' Out of the Blue'' and Robert Cruze in ''Home and Away''. Early life Gillett ...

(born 1986), Australian actor *

Aidan Girt Aidan Girt is a Canadian drummer for the Montreal-based post-rock collectives Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Exhaust. He is also a solo electronic artist under the names ''OSB'', ''1-Speed Bike'', and ''Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike'' and continues ...

, Canadian drummer * Aidan Gould (born 1996), American actor *

Aiden Grimshaw Aiden Samuel Grimshaw (born 4 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and actor who was formerly known by the stage name Butterjack. He successfully made it to the live shows in the seventh series of ''The X Factor'' in 2010 and was t ...

(born 1991), English musician * Aidan Hartley (born 1965), British author and journalist * Aiden J. Harvey (born 1944), English comedian * Aidan Hawken (born 1975), American musician *

Aidan Higgins Aidan Higgins (3 March 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an Irish writer. He wrote short stories, travel pieces, radio dramas and novels. Among his published works are '' Langrishe, Go Down'' (1966), '' Balcony of Europe'' (1972) and the biographi ...

(1927–2015), Irish writer *

Aidan Hughes Aidan Hughes is a commercial artist. He was born in 1956 in Wallasey, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, and was trained as an artist by his father, himself a landscape painter. In the 1980s, Hughes published a Pulp magazine, pulp-style magazine cal ...

(born 1956), English artist * Aiden James (born 1982), American pop singer * Aidan A. Kelly (born 1940), American academic, poet, and influential figure * Aidan Knight (born 1986), Canadian musician *

Aidan Laprete Aidan James Laprete Powell (born September 6, 2001) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. As an actor, he is known for his role as Henry Tanaka in The Wilds (TV series), ''The Wilds''. Early life Laprete was born on Sep ...

(born 2001), American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer *

Aiden Leslie Aiden Leslie (born April 3, 1977) is an American pop singer and songwriter. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after writing, recording, and performing "World's Away" in 2011. The song, featuring Farrah Burns, has been featured on VH ...

(born 1977), American pop singer-songwriter *

Aidan Mathews Aidan Mathews, sometimes Aidan Carl Mathews, (born 1956) is an Irish poet and dramatist born in Dublin. Life He was educated at Gonzaga College, Dublin and University College Dublin and holds an MA from Trinity College Dublin. He works as a drama ...

(born 1956), Irish poet and dramatist *

Aidan McArdle Aidan McArdle is an Irish character actor. He is known for being a series regular in shows such as '' Beautiful People'' (2008-2009), '' Garrow's Law'' (2009-2011), and '' Mr Selfridge'' (2014-2015). Early life and education Aidan McArdle wa ...

(born 1970), Irish actor * Aidan Meehan, Irish artist and author *

Aidan Moffat Aidan John Moffat (born 10 April 1973) is a Scottish vocalist and musician, and member of the band Arab Strap. Early life Moffat was born and raised in Falkirk, Scotland. The first album he bought was ''Elvis Sings for Kids'' by Elvis Presley ...

(born 1973), Scottish musician * Aidan O'Rourke (born 1975), Scottish musician *

Aidan Power Aidan Power (born 30 March 1979) is an Irish television and radio presenter. Career Born in Templeogue, Dublin, Power was educated at St. Mac Dara's community college and then Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Ballyfermot Senior Colleg ...

(born 1979), Irish television and radio presenter *

Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an Irish-American actor. He made his film debut in '' Reckless'' (1984), and has starred in over 80 feature films, including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' The Mission'' (1986), '' Stakeout'' (1987) ...

(born 1959), American actor * Aidan Salahova (born 1964), Azeri-Russian artist and gallerist * Aiden Shaw (born 1966), English author, model, and pornographic film actor * Aidan Shipley (born 1992), Canadian actor and filmmaker * Aiden Thomas, American author *

Aidan Turner Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama '' The Clinic'' (2008–2009) and the BBC series ''Desperate Romantics'' (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main lead ...

(born 1983), Irish actor *

Aiden Turner Aiden John Turner (born 2 April 1977) is a British actor and model, probably best known for his role as Aidan Devane on ''All My Children'' and Brad Montgomery in the Prime Time Television series '' If Loving You Is Wrong''. He has also guest ...

(born 1977), English actor *

Aidan Zammit Aidan Zammit is a musician from Sliema, Malta. He has lived in Italy since 1985. Biography He has worked as a composer, musician and singer with several artists, including Mike Francis, Niccolò Fabi, Andrea Bocelli, Nicola Piovani, Vincenzo ...

(born 1965), Maltese musician *

Aiden Zhane Aiden Zhane is the stage name of Devin LaMar Lewis, an American drag performer most known for competing on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Early life Zhane was born in Howell and raised in Cohoctah, Michigan. She later moved to ...

(born 1990), American drag performer

Politics

* Aidan Burley (born 1979), British politician *

Aidan Crawley Aidan Merivale Crawley (10 April 1908 – 3 November 1993) was a British journalist, television executive and editor, and politician. He was a member of both of Britain's major political parties: the Labour Party and Conservative Party, and w ...

(1908–1993), British politician, journalist, television executive, and editor * Aidan Davitt (born 1978), Irish politician * Aidan Eames, Irish politician and solicitor *

Aidan Key Aidan Key (born January 22) is a speaker, author, and educator whose gender-related career spans over 25 years. His work has placed him in front of myriad audiences, including kindergartners, graduate students, teachers, superintendents, judges, ...

(born 1964), American educator, author, speaker, and community organizer *

Aidan Kohn-Murphy Aidan Kohn-Murphy (born ) is an American social media content creator and political activist. He is the founder of Gen-Z for Change, a non-profit advocacy organization that uses social media to promote civil discourse and political action amo ...

(born 2004), American political activist and TikTok content creator * Aidan Larkin (born 1946), Irish politician *

Aidan Maloney Aidan Joseph Maloney (August 12, 1920 – March 16, 2018) was a Canadian politician and executive. He represented the electoral district of Ferryland in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1966 to 1971. Maloney also served in cabinet as Mini ...

(1920–2018), Canadian politician *

Aidan McGrath Aidan McGrath is an Irish youth activist. He is the former President of Ireland's National Youth Organisation. He was twice elected to represent his Constituency of Fingal in Ireland's National Youth Parliament, Dáil na nÓg, and was chairper ...

, Irish youth activist *

Aidan McLindon Aidan Patrick McLindon (born 26 February 1980) is an Australian politician. He was first elected for the seat of Beaudesert to the Queensland State Parliament for the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election. He resigned from that p ...

(born 1980), Australian politician * Aidan McQuade, Irish politician * Aidan O'Connor, Irish politician *

Aidan O'Neill Aidan O'Neill KC (born 1961) is a Scottish advocate, barrister, and King's Counsel. He has pleaded almost thirty times before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and House of Lords, as well before the Court of Justice of the European Unio ...

(born 1961), Scottish advocate, barrister, and King's Counsel

Religion

* Aidan Cross (1918–1989), Anglican religious leader in South Africa * Francis Aidan Gasquet (1846–1929), English cardinal * Aidan Kelly (born 1940), American Wiccan * Aidan Nichols (born 1948), English academic and Catholic priest * Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897–1963), American preacher *

Aidan Troy Fr. Aidan Troy is an Irish Catholic priest who has served in Rome, Ardoyne in Northern Ireland, and Paris. He is a member of the Passionist order. Early life He was born in Bray, County Wicklow in 1946. His father worked on the railways and his ...

, Irish Catholic priest

Sports

* Aidan Apodaca (born 1996), American soccer player *

(born 1964), English cricketer * Aidan Barlow (born 2000), English footballer *

Aiden Blizzard Aiden Craig Blizzard (born 27 June 1984) is a former Australian cricketer who played domestic cricket for Tasmania, South Australia, and Victoria. An aggressive left-handed batsman, he hit 89 from 38 balls on his Twenty20 debut for Victoria on ...

(born 1984), Australian cricketer *

Aiden Bonar Aiden Bonar (born 8 March 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He made his GWS debut in round 20 of the 2018 season scoring two goals in the 105 po ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer * Aidan Brady (Gaelic footballer) (1930–1993), Irish Gaelic football goalkeeper * Aidan Breen, Fermanagh Gaelic footballer * Aidan Brooker (born 1995), South African cricketer *

Aidan Browne Aidan Browne (b. Belfast)Aidan Butler (born 1974), Irish hurler *

Aidan Butterworth Aidan Butterworth (born 7 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played for Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers. Earlier in his career, he played for England's U15 and U18 teams. In later life, he was associated with Tor ...

(born 1961), English footballer * Aiden Cairns (1917–1992), Australian rugby league footballer * Aidan Caves (born 1995), Canadian track cyclist * Aidan Chippendale (born 1992), English footballer * Aidan Coleman (born 1988), Irish jockey *

Aidan Collins Aidan Arthur Collins (born 18 October 1986) is an English people, English retired Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He made over 25 appearances in the Football League and the Conference N ...

(born 1986), English footballer *

(born 1995), Scottish footballer *

Aidan Corr Aidan Corr (born 17 May 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants . The Giants draft ...

(born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Aidan Coyne (born 2003), Australian footballer * Aidan Cummins (born 1979), Irish hurler *

Aidan Curry Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Texas Rangers: Players Dane Acker Dane Harrison Acker (born April 1, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organizatio ...

(born 2002), American baseball player * Aidan Daly (born 1978), New Zealand basketball player *

Aidan Daniels Aidan Jun Valcarcel Daniels (born September 6, 1998) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC. Club career Toronto FC When Daniels turned 17 on 8 July 2016, he signed a ...

(born 1998), Canadian soccer player *

Aidan Davison Aidan John Davison (born 11 May 1968) is a football coach and former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach of League 1 side Wrexham. As a player, he played as a goalkeeper from 1987 until 2008. Having started his career with non-lea ...

(born 1968), British football goalkeeper and coach * Aidan de Brune (1874–1946), Australian writer and long-distance walker * Aidan Devaney, Sligo Gaelic football goalkeeper * Aidan Dorgan (born 1973), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager * Aidan Downes (born 1988), Irish footballer * Aidan Edwards (born 2001), Australian footballer *

Aiden English Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a color commentator, alongside Tom Hannifan. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he p ...

, ring name of American wrestler Matthew Rehwold (born 1987) *

Aidan Fennelly Aidan Fennelly (born 28 August 1981) is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He plays for the Portlaoise GAA, Portlaoise club. He usually plays at right corner back for Laois and in 2005 was nominated for an GAA GPA All Stars Awards, All-Star ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Aidan Ferris Aidan Ferris (born 7 July 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Benburb. He previously played for Greenock Morton and St Mirren in the Scottish Professional Football League, and lower league clubs BSC Glasgow, East Kilbr ...

(born 1996), Scottish footballer *

Aiden Fink Aiden Fink (born November 24, 2004) is a Canadian college ice hockey player for Penn State University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Playing career Junior Fink spent two seasons with the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Juni ...

(born 2004), Canadian ice hockey player * Aiden Fisher (born 2003), American football player * Aidan Fitzgerald (born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 2001), Scottish footballer * Aidan Flanagan (born 1974), Irish hurler *

Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny hurler) Aidan Fogarty (born 20 July 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Fogarty first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he firs ...

(born 1982), Irish hurling player * Aidan Fogarty (Offaly hurler) (born 1958), Irish hurling player * Aidan Fulton (born 1994), Scottish footballer *

Aidan Guerra Aidan Guerra (born 25 February 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2013 NRL Grand Final, and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He represented both Italy and Australia ...

(born 1988), Australian rugby league player * Aidan Harte (born 1988), Irish hurler * Aidan Healy, Irish hurler * Aidan Heaney (born 1969), English footballer and coach *

Aidan Heslop Aidan Heslop (born 18 April 2002) is a British diver and high diver who competes internationally representing Wales and Great Britain. In 2024 he won gold in the men's high dive at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2018 Commonwea ...

(born 2002), British high diver *

Aidan Hutchinson Aidan Joseph Bernardi Hutchinson (born August 9, 2000) is an American professional American football, football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). Hutchinson was a unanimous All-American for the Michigan Wo ...

(born 2000), American football player * Aidan Igiehon (born 2000), Irish basketball player * Aidan Jenniker (born 1989), South African footballer *

Aidan John Aidan John (born July 1, 2000) is a Canadian professional gridiron football, football defensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Early life John grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and started playing high scho ...

(born 2000), Canadian football player *

Aidan Kearney (hurler) Aidan Kearney (born 27 August 1984) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for the Waterford senior team. Kearney joined the team during the 2006 championship and has become a regular member of the starting fifteen over subseque ...

(born 1984), Irish hurler * Aidan Kearney (rugby union) (born 1979), Irish rugby union player *

Aidan Keena Aidan Keena (born 25 April 1999) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Hartlepool United, Queen's Park, Dunfermline ...

(born 1999), Irish footballer * Aidan Kelly (born 1994), American luger * Aidan Kirk (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player * Aidan Lennon, Irish Gaelic football goalkeeper * Aidan Liu (born 2000), American soccer player * Aidan Lyons (1878–1910), South African cricketer * Aiden Maher (born 1946), English footballer *

Aiden Markram Aiden Kyle Markram (born 4 October 1994) is a South African cricketer who is the current captain of the South Africa national cricket team in Twenty20 International cricket. Markram had captained the South African under-19 cricket team to win th ...

(born 1994), South African cricketer * Aiden Marsh (born 2003), English professional footballer * Aidan McAdams (born 1999), Scottish football goalkeeper * Aiden McCabe (born 1987), Irish hurler * Aidan McCaffery (born 1957), English footballer *

Aidan McCarry Aidan McCarry (born 1963 in Loughguile, County Antrim) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One ...

(born 1963), Irish hurler * Aidan McCarthy (born 2000), Irish hurler * Aidan McCormack (born 1992), Irish hurler * Aidan McCullen (born 1977), Irish rugby player * Aidan McDonough (born 1999), American ice hockey player * Aiden McFadden (born 1998), American soccer player *

Aiden McGeady Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is an Irish former professional Association football, footballer. He was born in Scotland, and represented the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland national team from 2004 until 2 ...

(born 1986), Irish footballer *

Aidan McHugh Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 298 achieved on 28 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 285 achieved on 3 Octob ...

(born 2000), British tennis player * Aidan McMullan (born 1997), Canadian rugby union player * Aiden Mesias (born 1999), English footballer * Aidan Miller (born 2004), American baseball player * Aiden Moffat (born 1996), British racing driver * Aidan Morgan (born 2001), New Zealand rugby union player * Aidan Morris (born 2001), American soccer player * Aiden Morris (born 1993), English cricketer * Aidan Murphy (footballer) (born 1967), English footballer and coach * Aidan Murphy (born 2003), Australian sprinter * Aidan Newhouse (born 1972), English footballer * Aidan Nesbitt (born 1997), Scottish footballer * Aidan Nolan (born 1993), Irish hurler * Aidan Nugent, Armagh Gaelic footballer *

Aidan O'Brien Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA. ...

(born 1969), Irish horse-racing trainer *

Aidan O'Brien (football manager) Aidan O'Brien is a Gaelic football manager. He coached the Wexford county football team, Wexford county team. Early life He is originally a native of County Westmeath, He later moved to Adamstown, County Wexford. Career He was first approach ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer and manager * Aiden O'Brien (born 1993), English footballer * Aidan O'Connell (born 1998), American football player * Aidan O'Halloran, Irish rugby union player * Aidan O'Kane (born 1979), Northern Irish footballer *

Aidan O'Mahony Aidan O'Mahony (born 8 June 1980, in Tralee) is a retired Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kerry county team. He has 5 All-Irelands, 3 NFLs, 10 Munster Championships, 1 County Senior Championship, 1 Senior Club Coun ...

(born 1982), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aiden O'Neill (born 1998), Australian football player * Aidan O'Rourke (born 1976), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager *

Aidan O'Shea (Kerry Gaelic footballer) Aidan O'Shea (born 1985 in County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Souther ...

(born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan O'Shea (Mayo Gaelic footballer) (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan O'Sullivan (born 1987), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan Olivier (born 1984), South African cricketer * Aiden Palmer (born 1987), English footballer * Aidan Parker (born 1983), Australian rules footballer *

Aidan Price Aidan Price (born 8 December 1981) is an Irish former football player, who was most recently the head coach of Shamrock Rovers II. Playing career Price played for Kilkenny City until the start of 2006 when he switched to Shamrock Rovers. H ...

(born 1981), Irish footballer * Aidan Riley (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Aidan Roach (born 1990), Australian water polo player * Aidan Roark (1905–1984), Irish polo player *

Aidan Robbins Aidan Robbins (born December 22, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at BYU, Louisville, and UNLV. He played for the Cleveland Brow ...

(born 2000), American football player * Aidan Ross (born 1995), New Zealand rugby league player * Aidan Ryan (Tipperary hurler) (born 1965), Irish hurler * Aidan Ryan (Cork hurler) (born 1986), Irish hurler *

Aidan Sarikaya Aidan Thomas Sarikaya (born 3 July 1996) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian club Royal Herakles HC, Herakles and the New Zealand men's national field hockey team, New Zealand national team. C ...

(born 1996), New Zealand field hockey player *

Aidan Sezer Aidan Yüçel Sezer (born 24 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Hull FC in the Super League. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans, Canberra Raiders in the NRL and the Huddersfie ...

(born 1991), Turkish-Australian rugby league player * Aidan Smith (born 1997), Scottish footballer * Aidan Somers (born 1946), Irish hurler * Aidan Stone (born 1999), English football goalkeeper * Aidan Thomas, English footballer *

Aidan Thompson Aidan Thompson (born February 18, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted 90th o ...

(born 2002), American ice hockey player *

Aiden Tolman Aiden Tolman (born 10 November 1988) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bull ...

(born 1988), Australian rugby league player *

Aidan Toua Aidan Manoa Toua (born 19 January 1990) is a rugby union player for Japanese team Honda Heat. He previously played Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies. His usual position is fullback. Toua was educated at the Anglican Church ...

(born 1990), Papua New Guinean rugby player * Aidan Treacy (born 1991), Irish hurler *

Aidan Tuite Aidan Tuite ( Irish: ''Aodhán de Tiúit'') is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Senior Football Championship team Skryne. He is currently the captain of the Skryne team, and on 26 September 2010 became the 13th Skryne captain to lift ...

(born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aiden Wagner (born 1994), Australian motorcycle racer * Aidan Walsh (born 1990), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer *

Aidan Walsh (boxer) Aidan Walsh (born March 28, 1997) is an Irish boxer. Walsh trains at Holy Family ABC, Belfast. His sister is Olympic boxer Michaela Walsh. In 2015, Aidan won gold at light welterweight at the Commonwealth Youth Games. At welterweight, Aid ...

(born 1997), Northern Irish boxer *

Aidan Warner Aidan Warner is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators football, Florida Gators. He previously played for the Yale Bulldogs football, Yale Bulldogs. Early life and high school Warner attended Winter Park High School in Winter P ...

, American football player * Aidy White (born 1991), Irish footballer * Aidan Wilson (born 1999), Scottish footballer *

Aidan Zingel Aidan Zingel (born 19 November 1990 in Kiama, New South Wales) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Aidan first started playing volleyball in 2005, when he was offered an AIS (Australian Ins ...

(born 1990), Australian volleyball player * Aidan Zittersteijn (born 1999), Cook Island lawn bowler

Other professions

* Aiden Aslin (born 1994), British Ukrainian soldier *

Aidan Bellenger Dominic Terence Joseph Bellenger, (born 21 July 1950), also known by his monastic name of Dom Aidan Bellenger, is an English historian and former Benedictine monk and schoolmaster. He was headmaster of Downside School from 1991 to 1995 and later ...

(born 1950), English historian, schoolmaster, and Benedictine monk * Aiden Byrne (born 1972), English chef * J. Aidan Carney (born 1934), Irish pathologist * Aidan Delgado (born 1981), American soldier and anti-war activist *

Aidan Dodson Aidan Mark Dodson (born 1962) is an English Egyptologist and historian. He has been honorary professor of Egyptology at the University of Bristol since 1 August 2018. Academic career Dodson, born in London on 11 September 1962, studied at Lang ...

(born 1962), English Egyptologist and historian * Aidan Heavey (born 1953), Irish businessman *

John Aidan Liddell John Aidan Liddell, (3 August 1888 – 31 August 1915) was a British military pilot and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commo ...

(1888–1915), English pilot *

Aidan MacCarthy Air commodore, Air Commodore Joseph Aidan MacCarthy, (19 March 1913 – 11 October 1995) was an Irish Physician, medical doctor of the Royal Air Force and a Far East prisoners of war, prisoner of war to the Japanese during the World War II, S ...

(1914–1992), Irish doctor *

Aidan McAnespie Aidan McAnespie (22 June 1964 – 21 February 1988) was a Northern Irish Catholic man who was shot in the back by a serving soldier after passing through the Aughnacloy, County Tyrone border checkpoint in Northern Ireland during the Troubles ...

(1965–1988), Irish victim of the Troubles * Aidan Southall (1920–2009), British cultural anthropologist *

Aidan Sprot Lieutenant Colonel Aidan Mark Sprot (19 January 1919 – 28 January 2021) was a British Army officer, who won an immediate Military Cross and later served as the Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale. Early life Sprot was born on 19 January 1919 an ...

(1919–2021), British Army officer

Ayden

Ayden Callaghan Ayden Callaghan is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Miles De Souza in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2007 to 2008 and as List of Hollyoaks characters (2013)#Joe Roscoe, Joe Roscoe in the soap opera ' ...

(born 1981), Irish-English actor * Ayden Duffy (born 1986), English association footballer *

Ayden Eberhardt Ayden Eberhardt (born May 3, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Wyoming. Early life Eberhardt played high school football at Loveland Hi ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Ayden Heaven Ayden Edford Heaven (born 22 September 2006) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United. Club career Arsenal Heaven joined the academy ...

(born 2006), English footballer * Ayden Johnstone (born 1996), New Zealand rugby union player *

Ayden Mayeri Ayden Mayeri (born October 1, 1990) is an Iranian-American actress, comedian, and writer, known for her work in both television and film. On television, she had a recurring role in ''Homecoming'' (2018) and starred in the Peacock comedy '' Mr. ...

(born 1990), Iranian-American actress, comedian, and writer *

Ayden Owens-Delerme Ayden Owens-Delerme (born 28 May 2000) is a Stateside Puerto Rican decathlete. He finished fourth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Early life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Owens-Delerme first came to broad recognition as a multi- ...

(born 2000), Puerto Rican athlete *

Ayden Sng Ayden Sng Zheng (born 17 November 1993) is a Singaporean actor, host and musician, best known for starring in the television series ''Loving You'', ''Truths About Us'', ''The Unbreakable Bond'' and '' All That Glitters''. Early life and care ...

(born 1993), Singaporean actor

Fictional characters

* "Aidan" (''The Inside'' episode), the title of episode 9 of the American television series '' The Inside'' *

Aidan Brosnan Aidan Brosnan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Sean Maguire between 14 January and 28 December 1993. A popular character, Aidan is involved in storylines about homelessness, drug-abuse and suicide. His r ...

, fictional character played by Sean Maguire in the British soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' * Aiden Burn, fictional female character in the American television series '' CSI: NY'' * Aiden Dennison, fictional character in the American television series ''

South of Nowhere ''South of Nowhere'' is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. It first aired on November 4, 2005, on Noggin as part of its teen programming block, The N. The show was produced by Noggin LLC in association with ...

'' *

Aidan Devane Aidan Devane is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''All My Children''. He has been portrayed by Aiden Turner, from June 6, 2002, to December 21, 2009. The character has also been temporarily portrayed by actor Tom Archdeacon, from May ...

, fictional character played by Aiden Turner in the American soap opera ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

'' * Aidan R. Fiero, fictional character played by Zanjoe Marudo in the Filipino drama series '' Dirty Linen *

Aiden Ford First Lieutenant Aiden Ford, USMC is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series ''Stargate Atlantis'', a military science fiction show about a combined civilian and military team exploring another galax ...

, fictional character in the Canadian television series ''

Stargate Atlantis ''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an Adventure film, adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad W ...

'' *

Aidan Foster Aidan Foster is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Bob Morley. Both the character and Morley's casting was announced on 19 June 2011. The actor began filming his first scenes that same week. Aidan was ...

, fictional character in the Australian soap opera ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...

'' *

Aiden Lucas The following are fictional characters from the television drama ''Ghost Whisperer'' created by John Gray. Main characters ;Cast Notes Melinda Gordon Melinda Gordon, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt, is the protagonist of '' Ghost Whisperer ' ...

, fictional character in the American television series ''

Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate w ...

'' * Aidan Lynch, fictional character in the novel ''

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the fourth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwar ...

'' by J.K. Rowling *

Aiden Pearce Aiden Pearce (also known as The Vigilante and The Fox) is a fictional character and the overarching protagonist of the ''Watch Dogs'' video game series developed by Ubisoft. He first appeared as the main protagonist of the original ''Watch Dogs (vid ...

, protagonist in the video game ''Watch Dogs'' * Aidan Shaw, fictional character played by

John Corbett John Joseph Corbett Jr. (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. On television, he is best known for his roles as Chris Stevens on ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), Aidan Shaw on ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2003), ...

in the American television series ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in th ...

'' * Aidan Waite, fictional character in the American Syfy drama/horror '' Being Human'' *

Aidan Aidan, Aiden and Ayden are anglicised versions of the Irish male given name ''Aodhán''. The Irish language female equivalent is ''Aodhnait''. Etymology and spelling The name is derived from the name ''Aodhán'', which is a pet form of '' Aod ...

, fictional character in the American television series ''

Supernatural (American TV series) ''Supernatural'' is an American television series created by Eric Kripke. It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor network The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and ...

'' * Aiden Caldwell, protagonist in the video game Dying Light 2

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Ayden

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