Yarden
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- yar-DEN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Yarden is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to descend”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Yarden mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew name of the River Jordan, from yarad
“to descend”
Hebrew name of the River Jordan, from yarad, 'to descend'; used for both boys and girls in Israel.
Is Yarden a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Yarden has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Yarden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Yarden, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990. 5 girls were also named Yarden in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Yarden in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yarden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Yarden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cohen Ivaan Arjun Avi Zion Imran Jayden Avyaan Eden Aarav Vihaan Jaylen
Names related to Yarden
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Yarden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yarden, updated 20 October 2026.