Iden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EYE-den
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Iden is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Iden come from?
English: English place and surname (Iden, East Sussex); also used as a variant of Aiden
Is Iden a girl's or a boy's name?
Iden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Iden, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Iden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
How popular is Iden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Iden, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
2025 had fewer boys named Iden than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Iden in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Iden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Aiden, Ronan, Brody, Brayden, Kian, Lochlan, Conan, Rowan, Keegan, Declan
Names related to Iden
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Iden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iden, updated 20 October 2026.