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I like them both too. They're popular and overused but they still sound charming to me, they're friendly and innocent.

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On paper I like Aiden more, but after saying them out loud I might actually prefer Ethan.
Partly because Ethan always sounds the same while whenever you say Aiden you have to choose whether you're going to lengthen the "Ai" in order to pronounce the "d" or keep it short and use a glottal sound between the "Ai" and the "en".

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Also, when I say them out loud, I think of Nathan which I'd probably prefer over both of these. But something about starting with a vowel does make those names sound more innocent/youthful and that's part of the appeal of Aiden and Ethan specifically.

Aiden 1000%

I'm not a big fan of either but interestingly, I know of 3 different families with brothers Ethan and Aiden

I prefer Aidan over Aiden but Ethan is cool.

It's interesting how "Ethan" was very popular in my generation, but now "Aiden" is such a popular name for younger kids (I have a few elementary ed teacher friends who have a lot of Aidens in class). I think I personally prefer "Aiden" because "Ethan" has kind of a lisp to it, but at the same time Aiden feels sooo trendy atm.

Of these options, I prefer Ethan. It's less popular in my experience, and it has a cowboy vibe to it that I like

Ethan doesn't sound attractive to me at all: whiney, in fact. I like Aidan better than Aiden, but they are both far preferable to Ethan IMO.

Ethan

I like Aidan so much more than Aiden.
As it is, I'd still prefer Aiden over Ethan, by a modest margin. I feel like Aiden is friendlier and warmer, more attractive generally.
I've seen way more Ethans than Aidens - I think Ethan has just been really popular in my area.

This message was edited 7/31/2023, 11:31 AM

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