Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aiken

Gender

Male

Origin

English
oaken
Anglo Saxon

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

a(i)-ken

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #3886, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202511
20246
202310
202210
202113
202020
201917
201815
201716
201619

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #2513, 8 births); most recent 2018 (rank #4744, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
20178
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence