Aspen
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AS-pen
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,163 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #266 for girls
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Aspen is a name of English origin, meaning “aspen tree”. In 2025 it ranked 1,163rd for girls in the UK (30 babies) and 266th for girls in the US (1,179 babies).
What does Aspen mean?
English: the tree name
“aspen tree”
The aspen is a poplar whose leaves tremble in the slightest breeze.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Aspen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Aspen has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 30 girls and 19 boys in the UK and 1,179 girls and 256 boys in the US.
How popular is Aspen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,163rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 9,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 30 girls in the UK were named Aspen, making it the 1,163rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,312th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 37 girls. 19 boys were also named Aspen in 2025 (1,473rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Aspen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 61% of the babies named Aspen in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,407th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Aspen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,163 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,084 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,264 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,312 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2 | #7,447 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Aspen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 266th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,179 about 1 in 1,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,179 girls in the US were named Aspen, making it the 266th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 224th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 1,518 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973. 256 boys were also named Aspen in 2025 (920th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Aspen than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Aspen in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,500 girls in the US were given Aspen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #237, up from #266 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 82% of the babies named Aspen in the US were girls.
Aspen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,179 | #266 |
| 2024 | 1,205 | #265 |
| 2023 | 1,394 | #215 |
| 2022 | 1,518 | #196 |
| 2021 | 1,502 | #200 |
| 2020 | 1,310 | #224 |
| 2019 | 1,285 | #252 |
| 2018 | 1,229 | #269 |
| 2017 | 999 | #329 |
| 2016 | 906 | #361 |
| 2015 | 879 | #372 |
| 2014 | 825 | #395 |
| 2013 | 618 | #488 |
| 2012 | 603 | #506 |
| 2011 | 561 | #520 |
| 2010 | 488 | #600 |
| 2009 | 511 | #590 |
| 2008 | 430 | #701 |
| 2007 | 494 | #608 |
| 2006 | 511 | #573 |
| 2005 | 525 | #547 |
| 2004 | 517 | #550 |
| 2003 | 494 | #562 |
| 2002 | 483 | #557 |
| 2001 | 468 | #557 |
| 2000 | 455 | #570 |
| 1999 | 473 | #535 |
| 1998 | 409 | #591 |
| 1997 | 396 | #587 |
| 1996 | 357 | #629 |
| 1995 | 322 | #662 |
| 1994 | 294 | #707 |
| 1993 | 187 | #987 |
| 1992 | 128 | #1,309 |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,511 |
| 1990 | 67 | #2,006 |
| 1989 | 60 | #2,067 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 47 | #2,274 |
| 1986 | 43 | #2,343 |
| 1985 | 43 | #2,316 |
| 1984 | 47 | #2,110 |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,857 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,755 |
| 1981 | 40 | #2,409 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 35 | #2,582 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,175 |
| 1976 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
Names like Aspen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Autumn, Wren, Eden, Harper, Willow, Aria, Piper, Raven, River, Esme, Aoife, Ayla
Other spellings of Aspen
Names related to Aspen
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aspen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aspen, updated 20 October 2026.