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ArchivesThe amazing rarity of Aidan
I usually don't link to my own column on this board, but this was one where I was so shocked by my own findings that I thought it was worth posting it here.
I certainly knew Aidan was rare until recently, but just how rare it was amazed me. Since it does have a historical origin, I assumed there would always have been a few out there since St. Aidan's time. It amazed me that there was not a single Aidan in the entire US census of 1880. So this name went from nonexistent to #1 status in 125 years. I think that's rather incredible.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110308/LIVING/703089967/-1#cleveland-evans-aidan-s-rise-to-began-in-1988
I certainly knew Aidan was rare until recently, but just how rare it was amazed me. Since it does have a historical origin, I assumed there would always have been a few out there since St. Aidan's time. It amazed me that there was not a single Aidan in the entire US census of 1880. So this name went from nonexistent to #1 status in 125 years. I think that's rather incredible.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110308/LIVING/703089967/-1#cleveland-evans-aidan-s-rise-to-began-in-1988
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