Arden

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 6,158 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Arden, 261 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Arden would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryArden first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1930, when it reached #738.
• 📈Then vs nowArden is 2.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 17,301 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 6,158.
• 🚀TrendArden has climbed 80 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #975. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedArden is most popular in Connecticut, where it ranks #350, followed by Colorado (#428) and Oregon (#429). It's in the top 1,000 in 15 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlArden is given to both boys and girls: 54% of the 486 babies named Arden in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Arden

Arden is a gender-neutral name of Old English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-den”. US birth records list Arden for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 101 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked #738 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #975, with 261 babies. Of the 486 US babies named Arden in 2025, 54% were girls and 46% were boys.

Origin:Old English names