Aodan
Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Aodan: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2006.
Aodan is the original Gaelic diminutive of Aodh, meaning “fire,” drawn from the Old Irish name of the Celtic god of the underworld and later adopted by early saints. The most famous bearer is Saint Aodhán (often anglicised as Aidan), the 7th-century monk who founded the monastery on Lindisfarne and spread Christianity across Northumbria; several early Irish kings also bore the name. While no modern place takes its name directly from Aodan, the anglicised form Aidan appears in place-names like St Aidan’s in England. Today, Aodan remains a distinctly traditional Scottish choice, less common than its modern variant Aodhàn, but cherished for its ancient, fiery roots.
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20063 babies
- Latest (2006)
- #5843 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2006
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y