Aydin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Turkish. From Turkish Aydın, from Ottoman Turkish آیدین (Aydın) named for Aydin Mehmet Bey, from آیدین (aydın, “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Aydin (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Aydin has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 168 |
| 2000 | 169 |
| 2001 | 172 |
| 2002 | 178 |
| 2003 | 184 |
| 2004 | 192 |
| 2005 | 199 |
| 2006 | 210 |
| 2007 | 214 |
| 2008 | 218 |
| 2009 | 221 |
| 2010 | 228 |
| 2011 | 232 |
| 2012 | 240 |
| 2013 | 247 |
| 2014 | 259 |
| 2015 | 264 |
| 2016 | 270 |
| 2017 | 282 |
| 2018 | 288 |
| 2019 | 291 |
| 2020 | 302 |
Aydin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Aydin.Hi! My name is Aydin.
- Har du träffat Aydin? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Aydin? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Aydin kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Aydin is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Aydins mamma är lärare.Aydin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Aydins mamma is Aydin's mum.
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What does the name Aydin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Turkish. From Turkish Aydın, from Ottoman Turkish آیدین (Aydın) named for Aydin Mehmet Bey, from آیدین (aydın, “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent”).
How popular is Aydin in Sweden?
11 babies were named Aydin in 2022. In 2020, 302 people in Sweden had Aydin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.