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Auden

Unisex

Meaning of Auden: Old English: 'old friend'

Auden is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1267th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1267

156 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,888

First recorded 1975 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 39 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 81 babies2008: 80 babies2009: 83 babies2010: 74 babies20102011: 90 babies2012: 90 babies2013: 123 babies2014: 138 babies2015: 153 babies2016: 145 babies2017: 146 babies2018: 166 babies2019: 175 babies2020: 186 babies20202021: 148 babies2022: 166 babies2023: 177 babies2024: 156 babies2025: 156 babies
US babies named Auden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 186.

Gender split

65% boys · 35% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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