Alden
Boy · AWL-den · Old English
Alden is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “old friend”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 598th for boys in the US (479 babies).
What does Alden mean?
Old English: surname from the Old English name Ealdwine
“old friend”
John Alden sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 and was one of the founders of Plymouth Colony.
- Say it
- AWL-den
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Is Alden a girl's or a boy's name?
Alden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 479 boys in the US.
How popular is Alden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Alden, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Alden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,229 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Alden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #598among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 479about 1 in 3,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 479 boys in the US were named Alden, making it the 598th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 672nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 494 boys. 19 girls were also named Alden in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Alden in the US since 1880 were born between 1940 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 498 boys in the US were given Alden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #598 for this spelling alone.
Alden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 479 | #598 |
| 2024 | 494 | #576 |
| 2023 | 431 | #640 |
| 2022 | 445 | #627 |
| 2021 | 394 | #676 |
| 2020 | 387 | #672 |
| 2019 | 435 | #623 |
| 2018 | 411 | #638 |
| 2017 | 409 | #634 |
| 2016 | 392 | #660 |
| 2015 | 340 | #725 |
| 2014 | 337 | #714 |
| 2013 | 331 | #709 |
| 2012 | 294 | #772 |
| 2011 | 244 | #864 |
| 2010 | 251 | #841 |
| 2009 | 242 | #867 |
| 2008 | 222 | #920 |
| 2007 | 275 | #786 |
| 2006 | 249 | #816 |
| 2005 | 258 | #769 |
| 2004 | 257 | #735 |
| 2003 | 251 | #729 |
| 2002 | 178 | #905 |
| 2001 | 159 | #967 |
| 2000 | 186 | #855 |
| 1999 | 144 | #983 |
| 1998 | 196 | #782 |
| 1997 | 143 | #939 |
| 1996 | 143 | #912 |
| 1995 | 142 | #928 |
| 1994 | 116 | #1,026 |
| 1993 | 100 | #1,125 |
| 1992 | 116 | #1,007 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,149 |
| 1990 | 119 | #945 |
| 1989 | 92 | #1,098 |
| 1988 | 94 | #1,002 |
| 1987 | 84 | #1,039 |
| 1986 | 92 | #953 |
| 1985 | 86 | #983 |
| 1984 | 79 | #999 |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,075 |
| 1982 | 84 | #981 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,143 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,214 |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,206 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,229 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,346 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,146 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,269 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,201 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,249 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,181 |
| 1970 | 59 | #1,063 |
| 1969 | 72 | #900 |
| 1968 | 53 | #1,017 |
| 1967 | 62 | #915 |
| 1966 | 66 | #888 |
| 1965 | 76 | #843 |
| 1964 | 76 | #875 |
| 1963 | 84 | #825 |
| 1962 | 60 | #983 |
| 1961 | 85 | #832 |
| 1960 | 86 | #820 |
| 1959 | 92 | #796 |
| 1958 | 86 | #806 |
| 1957 | 87 | #802 |
| 1956 | 110 | #704 |
| 1955 | 97 | #738 |
| 1954 | 86 | #767 |
| 1953 | 98 | #721 |
| 1952 | 95 | #720 |
| 1951 | 99 | #698 |
| 1950 | 89 | #725 |
| 1949 | 83 | #753 |
| 1948 | 96 | #682 |
| 1947 | 124 | #611 |
| 1946 | 79 | #738 |
| 1945 | 105 | #592 |
| 1944 | 105 | #598 |
| 1943 | 126 | #565 |
| 1942 | 112 | #587 |
| 1941 | 103 | #584 |
| 1940 | 116 | #545 |
| 1939 | 117 | #530 |
| 1938 | 119 | #535 |
| 1937 | 132 | #499 |
| 1936 | 120 | #514 |
| 1935 | 106 | #558 |
| 1934 | 144 | #471 |
| 1933 | 114 | #532 |
| 1932 | 158 | #448 |
| 1931 | 134 | #497 |
| 1930 | 146 | #490 |
| 1929 | 164 | #459 |
| 1928 | 171 | #464 |
| 1927 | 141 | #512 |
| 1926 | 183 | #450 |
| 1925 | 173 | #458 |
| 1924 | 183 | #451 |
| 1923 | 176 | #461 |
| 1922 | 184 | #453 |
| 1921 | 193 | #442 |
| 1920 | 180 | #450 |
| 1919 | 167 | #454 |
| 1918 | 181 | #443 |
| 1917 | 166 | #438 |
| 1916 | 174 | #427 |
| 1915 | 155 | #436 |
| 1914 | 113 | #450 |
| 1913 | 93 | #445 |
| 1912 | 79 | #439 |
| 1911 | 46 | #426 |
| 1910 | 13 | #859 |
| 1909 | 12 | #840 |
| 1908 | 28 | #463 |
| 1907 | 24 | #472 |
| 1906 | 14 | #640 |
| 1905 | 19 | #525 |
| 1904 | 18 | #515 |
| 1903 | 11 | #696 |
| 1902 | 10 | #743 |
| 1901 | 10 | #683 |
| 1900 | 13 | #698 |
| 1899 | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | 17 | #505 |
| 1897 | 9 | #725 |
| 1896 | 10 | #722 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 8 | #786 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 9 | #747 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 10 | #629 |
| 1889 | 10 | #628 |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
| 1887 | 7 | #752 |
| 1886 | 8 | #694 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 12 | #527 |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 |
| 1881 | 6 | #780 |
| 1880 | 9 | #640 |
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