| Yildiz | Aydan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Star | From the moon |
| Origin | turkish | turkish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | yil-DUZ | eye-DAHN |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (5) | 2008 (41) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Yildiz | Aydan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 15 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 | 125 |
| 2000s | 0 | 295 |
| 1990s | 0 | 23 |
The Turkish word 'yildiz' ('star'). The same word was later applied (as 'Yildun') to a star in Ursa Minor, but as a given name it simply means 'star'.
Aydan is a Turkish/Azerbaijani name from 'ay' ('moon') plus the suffix -dan ('from'), i.e. 'from the moon.' Some sources list unrelated secondary meanings ('tall palm tree'), but the moon reading is primary.
Yildiz and Aydan are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Yildiz means Star (turkish origin), while Aydan means From the moon (turkish origin).
In US records, Yildiz first appears in 0 and Aydan in 0, so Yildiz has the longer recorded history.