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Alden

Boy

Meaning of Alden: English: 'old friend'

Alden is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 596th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#596

498 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,173

First recorded 1880 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 72 babies1982: 91 babies1983: 77 babies1984: 93 babies1985: 99 babies1986: 98 babies1987: 90 babies1988: 113 babies1989: 103 babies1990: 128 babies19901991: 104 babies1992: 134 babies1993: 122 babies1994: 134 babies1995: 159 babies1996: 161 babies1997: 159 babies1998: 221 babies1999: 171 babies2000: 212 babies20002001: 184 babies2002: 203 babies2003: 288 babies2004: 298 babies2005: 281 babies2006: 280 babies2007: 303 babies2008: 250 babies2009: 261 babies2010: 276 babies20102011: 260 babies2012: 320 babies2013: 350 babies2014: 357 babies2015: 356 babies2016: 408 babies2017: 431 babies2018: 431 babies2019: 450 babies2020: 408 babies20202021: 425 babies2022: 464 babies2023: 456 babies2024: 519 babies2025: 498 babies
US babies named Alden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 519.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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