Aiden

原I was born in the mid-nineties to a family of Irish Catholic immigrants. I was given the first name Aiden. It, along with my middle name, was chosen in part due to the religious nature of it. For the most part, up until about 2003 or so, that was the context that the name was given to the majority of those who had it, who were few and far between in the first place. Nothing has been quite as irritating, starting with its sudden popularity in the mid-2000s, then the fact that every secular soccer mom in all of suburbia has started naming their bratty little son's Aiden. It's trendiness has ruined the perception of my name. I want my name back. Maybe appropriate a Polish name next, Krzysztof has enough z's in it to make you feel unique even when it's the #1 most popular name in the country.P.S. Aiden and Aidan are the only correct anglicized spellings. All you're doing when you add a "y" or an "ae" in random places is spelling the name wrong.

原This name is very overused now and sounds way to much like those other -ayden names, but it is decent with a good meaning.

原This is my name and it sounds cool!

原This name is super cool! Although it seems to be very popular, it's such a cool name and it would be really easy to grow with. I could see the name Aiden on any type of guy. Although I prefer names like Kayden, Hayden, Brayden, etc. This name is still super dope.

原This is the only respelling of Aidan that I can stomach, as all the others I've seen (Aedan, Aydin, Aidynne) look horrible and ugly. Other than that, my opinion is the same as for Aidan; that it's a fine name, but overused and boring.

原I like this name. I didn't know it was popular in '06. I hear the name Kaiden more than Adien though.

原I find it funny how everyone tends to say this name is over used. If you actually did some research on it, you'd find that names such as Noah, William, Liam, and Jacob are consistently the top 5 most used names. The closest Aiden has ever gotten to number one was being ranked number 5 in 2014. "Aiden" is consistently ranked number 12 and below. All in all, I love this name and hope no one is discouraged from naming their child this just because of some rude, ugly-hearted people who probably have "really bad" "overused" names themselves.

原OK, I change my mind. Although this name is annoyingly and obnoxiously common, it's actually somewhat decent. I won't ever become obsessed over it (I'll always prefer Adrian over it) but I now tolerate it. Every name rhyming with Aiden however (Braeden, Caiden, kaiden, zayden, raiden, Hayden etc) will forever be garbage! Aiden\Aidan is fine. Every name rhyming with it are pure jokes. I'll celebrate the day those names aren't on the charts! Since this name is so common, spare teachers the migraine and have this as your son's middle name or secondary middle name.

原As a kindergarten teacher I am sick and tired of all these -aden names. Just say no.

原I think Aiden is a great name, and should be spelled Aiden not "Aidan". Aiden is more rare, where you see both girls and guys named Aidan.

原Aiden Froste (also known as Fubuki Atsuya) is a character in Inazuma Eleven.

原Sounds like a character out of a romance novel. It'd be unfortunate if your kid ends up being unattractive as an adult, because I feel like my expectation for someone named Aiden is that they are very attractive. Also, this doesn't seem like a name people have in real life. Like, I can't picture an adult man name Aiden.

原I'm sorry... this is not a grown man's name.

原I think this name (and all other variants) is pretty ridiculous. It doesn't even sound like a real name to me. It also isn't fitting on anyone out of elementary school.

原This is the only "-aden" name I like. I think it has a nice sound and meaning.

原What nickname would you give your son; Aids?That's nice... lol!Just go with Adrian. Its SO much better. Also Aiden\Aidan the start of the horrific, caiden, braiden, jayden, zaden trend (all spellings).

原I really enjoy this name, one of my favorites. Though I pronounce it AI-den, not AY-den. Love it!

原Personally I can only picture this on a child. And I've never even met a child with the name Aiden. It just doesn't sound like a name that would fit an adult.But at least it's a simple short name.

原The name Aiden was given to 86 poor little girls born in the US in 2012. I'm sorry, but this name and all its variants are godawful on either gender.

原This respelling is definitely an infantile and common one. I don't mind Aidan or even Aedan, but Aiden looks horribly butchered and childish.

原I find it heartily humorous that parents always seem to claim and preach how they did not realize that "Aiden" was so disgustingly overused; how they chose it because they were fond of it; because they that it it was individual.Perhaps thy did, at the time... but it is hideously difficult for me to believe that they are (or were) so blind. These days, I cannot leave the house without hearing at least one parent summoning their child by this name.That said... it is a terribly juvenile, overrated name. I often say that names are more attractive when written... but "Aiden" is revolting to both the eye and ear. I truly am unable to look (or listen) to it without tightening my face-- it's quite unfortunate (though not the fault of the bearer.)I just wish that parents dug deeper for all of the possible gems.

原This name is very cute, but way too common right now in the USA. Everyone who is having a kid is naming it Aiden.

原Ugh. Every freakin' kid these days is named Aiden or something that rhymes with it- Jayden, Brayden, Hayden, Zaiden, Gayprideparaden... ENOUGH ALREADY!

原Why is everyone hating on Aiden? In my opinion, I think it is a nice name. I don't hear it around that often, but this name did catch my attention from the band. I still love this name very much and would like to name my future son this.

原I hate this respelling. You can't get away with respelling a traditional Irish name. It doesn't work that way.

原I hate to say this (of the negative comments I might receive) but I can see the appeal of Aiden being upper-class. I rated it so.

原I don't like this name very much, it's way too trendy to be my style. I also can't imagine it on anybody older than seven. :/

原Least favorite boy's name. Sounds preppy and pretentious- like people are trying to groom their kid into Hollywood. Just my opinion.

原I feel like it's an immature mallgoth name that young parents would bestow upon their child, only to dress him in the Misfits onesies on the Hot Topic rack. There was some gothy pop punk band with this name, so that association will always be there for me.

原Tacky and faddish. You couldn't swing a cat in a trailer park without hitting five of them.

原I used to like the name, but now I'm kinda sick of hearing it. I HATE the Aiden spelling. The original spelling is Aedan or Aodhan. I'm not saying that Americans should spell it that way, but Aidan is the original English spelling. Aiden just looks butchered.

原My brother is named Aiden. When my parents named him this the name wasn't very popular but now it is one of the most popular name in the USA. I think it is a very unique name which has a nice sound to it.

原I don't dislike the name Aidan, but spelling it Aiden just makes it look ugly. It also makes me want to pronounce it Ay-DEN instead of AID-an. Vowels actually mean something; they're not just stuck in names willy-nilly because they look nice.

原Means Fire.

原This was my great-great-uncle's name, so I might use it as a middle name, but I do not like it enough to use as a first name. The name sounds too strange and old to me.

原Aiden Falconer is one of the main characters in the series On The Run writte by Gordon Korman.

原Aiden and his pals Jaiden, Kaiden, Braiden and Rayden rival Nevaeh for most repulsive trends of the 2000's. Ugh. I swear, you can't chuck a stone in a kid's playpark without hitting an Aidan any more.Parents, find something else to beat to death already, please? All these names sound incredibly babyish, and I'm sick of hearing them.

原I think because of the band "Aiden" it is becoming wildly popular with the younger emo and rocker people. When I see this name, I think of either a hard-core rocker dude or a cute little blonde toddler. Hmmmm. I do love this name though.

原I hate this name. It sounds so tacky and babyish. Also, every other boy seems to be named Aiden, Jaden, Caden, or Brayden. Now they're even being given to girls (barf). Why do people like these names?

原When a teacher at my school named her son this in 2000 or 2001, I thought it was cool. Now I think it is fadish.

原My wife and I named our son Aiden because we simply like the name. No connection to Irish heritage or a famous person. We just like the way it sounds, masculine yet not too rough, and THOUGHT it was uncommon. Only after we had settled on it did we find out how popular it is - and all the names that sounds like it. We are certainly disappointed about that, but ultimately we are happy with our choice and I have never seen a more appropriately named child. He is certainly a fiery spirit!

原Aiden is one of the cute little Asian boys on Jon and Kate Plus 8. But his name is spelled Aaden.

原Get over yourself, and the use of Aiden. We chose it simply because we like it, and not because of any "tenuous and superficial connection to Irish culture".

原What if you actuly ARE Irish? Hmmm? Then can you name your kid this?

原Silly name given to their sons by Americans who only have the most tenuous and superficial connection to Irish culture, and little connection to their own, but who want to capitalize on Irish trendiness. The kind of people who probably couldn't even find Ireland on the map. Skip this name, prospective parents.

原Aiden is an American post-hardcore band from Seattle, Washington.

原I love this name. It sounds sexy in a way. It's a name of a good band too. I would love to name my kid this, preferably a boy.

原Aiden is the leading human male character in Annette Curtis Klause's "Blood and Chocolate" who happens to have some hippie-like qualities.

原Aiden Burn is a character´s name in TV series "CSI: NY". She is played by Vanessa Ferlito.

原Aiden Allen Rawls is the son of Lou and Nina Rawls.

原Aiden is actually a legitimate name in its own right. It's a Hebrew name and a variant of Eden and is pronounced much the same way as Eden.

原I like this name very much for boys, not girls. I wish it wasn't so popular, though. I also prefer this spelling over all the others.

原I have heard Aiden used as a girl's name and I think it's pretty like that. I am not fond of the masculine usage.

原I have heard this name is Celtic for "Fire".

原To the user that claimed Aiden was a trendy butchering of "Aidan", what butchering is going on here? ONE letter was changed from the origional. It's not like this is spelled "Aiydynne", or something- that would be a butchering. Aiden is simply a variant of Aidan, and barely so. I actually like both of these names, although their popularity is rather high at the moment.

原This is a trendy butchering of the male name *Aidan*. It is simply a misspelling of a masculine name and is not suitable for anyone, least of all females.

原Aiden is half of my name; I think that it is really classic and androgynous.

原There is a band named Aiden they are rather good too!

原I love this spelling much more than Aidan; it looks a lot prettier.