Pronunciation
Ay-dawn
Meaning
Little fire
Related forms: Aodhán (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Aodhán; Áedán; Aidan
Fun fact
Aodán belongs to the fire-name family that starts with Áed and Aodh. The án ending makes it little fire. Notice the d in this spelling, which you can hear in Ay-dawn, while Aodhán is often said Ay-awn.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aodán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #829 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | 3 | #770 |
| 2022 | 5 | #572 |
| 2021 | 3 | #755 |
| 2020 | 3 | #741 |
| 2019 | 4 | #646 |
| 2018 | 3 | #749 |
| 2017 | 3 | #710 |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | 6 | #503 |
| 2014 | 8 | #428 |
| 2013 | 3 | #711 |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2011 | 4 | #623 |
| 2010 | 7 | #448 |
| 2009 | 5 | #532 |
| 2008 | 4 | #601 |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 5 | #375 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | 3 | #342 |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 3 | #319 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 3 | #330 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | 6 | #254 |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
