Eden
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- EE-den
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #78 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #70 for girls
Unisex
Eden is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “delight, pleasure”. In 2025 it ranked 78th for girls in the UK (680 babies) and 70th for girls in the US (3,362 babies).
What does Eden mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew eden; also an English surname
“delight, pleasure”
Taken from the Garden of Eden in Genesis; also an English surname, as borne by Prime Minister Anthony Eden.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Eden a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Eden has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 680 girls and 188 boys in the UK and 3,362 girls and 551 boys in the US.
How popular is Eden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #78among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 680about 1 in 410 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.4%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 680 girls in the UK were named Eden, making it the 78th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 95th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 818 girls. 188 boys were also named Eden in 2025 (272nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Eden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 78% of the babies named Eden in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 80th in England and Wales, 83rd in Scotland and 52nd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#60).
Eden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 680 | #78 |
| 2024 | 818 | #59 |
| 2023 | 616 | #87 |
| 2022 | 626 | #88 |
| 2021 | 662 | #91 |
| 2020 | 593 | #95 |
| 2019 | 539 | #105 |
| 2018 | 537 | #111 |
| 2017 | 535 | #113 |
| 2016 | 548 | #118 |
| 2015 | 491 | #128 |
| 2014 | 474 | #132 |
| 2013 | 455 | #134 |
| 2012 | 438 | #148 |
| 2011 | 411 | #149 |
| 2010 | 400 | #153 |
| 2009 | 412 | #150 |
| 2008 | 421 | #142 |
| 2007 | 328 | #188 |
| 2006 | 263 | #210 |
| 2005 | 249 | #215 |
| 2004 | 247 | #208 |
| 2003 | 240 | #212 |
| 2002 | 243 | #195 |
| 2001 | 263 | #180 |
| 2000 | 264 | #184 |
| 1999 | 295 | #169 |
| 1998 | 227 | #214 |
| 1997 | 197 | #232 |
| 1996 | 146 | #276 |
How popular is Eden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #70among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3,362about 1 in 480 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3,362 girls in the US were named Eden, making it the 70th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 129th. It first appears in the records in 1943. 551 boys were also named Eden in 2025 (544th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most girls named Eden of any year since it first appeared, in 1943.
Half of all the girls named Eden in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 86% of the babies named Eden in the US were girls.
Eden in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,362 | #70 |
| 2024 | 3,136 | #71 |
| 2023 | 2,960 | #77 |
| 2022 | 2,397 | #116 |
| 2021 | 2,319 | #121 |
| 2020 | 2,039 | #129 |
| 2019 | 1,965 | #145 |
| 2018 | 1,917 | #146 |
| 2017 | 2,096 | #139 |
| 2016 | 2,090 | #148 |
| 2015 | 2,069 | #156 |
| 2014 | 2,138 | #150 |
| 2013 | 2,044 | #158 |
| 2012 | 1,937 | #161 |
| 2011 | 1,730 | #181 |
| 2010 | 1,725 | #179 |
| 2009 | 1,571 | #206 |
| 2008 | 1,483 | #229 |
| 2007 | 1,366 | #255 |
| 2006 | 1,029 | #318 |
| 2005 | 1,001 | #323 |
| 2004 | 941 | #340 |
| 2003 | 904 | #342 |
| 2002 | 823 | #364 |
| 2001 | 739 | #394 |
| 2000 | 505 | #521 |
| 1999 | 494 | #516 |
| 1998 | 435 | #564 |
| 1997 | 351 | #637 |
| 1996 | 355 | #630 |
| 1995 | 325 | #657 |
| 1994 | 301 | #696 |
| 1993 | 319 | #685 |
| 1992 | 310 | #697 |
| 1991 | 289 | #721 |
| 1990 | 305 | #695 |
| 1989 | 303 | #669 |
| 1988 | 280 | #685 |
| 1987 | 200 | #854 |
| 1986 | 164 | #958 |
| 1985 | 105 | #1,276 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,857 |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,653 |
| 1981 | 73 | #1,596 |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,805 |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,897 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,746 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,596 |
| 1976 | 76 | #1,397 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,571 |
| 1974 | 69 | #1,448 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,666 |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,594 |
| 1971 | 87 | #1,266 |
| 1970 | 88 | #1,259 |
| 1969 | 72 | #1,338 |
| 1968 | 75 | #1,267 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,821 |
| 1966 | 55 | #1,488 |
| 1965 | 38 | #1,854 |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,747 |
| 1963 | 29 | #2,210 |
| 1962 | 24 | #2,462 |
| 1961 | 47 | #1,639 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,368 |
| 1959 | 27 | #2,190 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 21 | #2,485 |
| 1956 | 22 | #2,388 |
| 1955 | 20 | #2,471 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,879 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
Names like Eden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maeve Orla Nova Sienna Lyra Raya Kiara Delilah Myla Maryam Fatima Imogen
Other spellings of Eden
Names related to Eden
More Hebrew names
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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, “Eden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eden, updated 20 October 2026.