Aden
- #9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births
- #1,008 for boys in 2025, 224 births
- Given to boys 97.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2006 · 1,408 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,854since 1880
Aden over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Aden has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #1,008 | 224 |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | #998 | 225 |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #835 | 291 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #813 | 306 |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | #678 | 393 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #665 | 396 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #614 | 443 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #509 | 555 |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | #497 | 583 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #440 | 702 |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | #370 | 871 |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | #335 | 1,003 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #309 | 1,111 |
| 2012 | #4,707 | 30 | #299 | 1,155 |
| 2011 | #4,807 | 29 | #289 | 1,212 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | #288 | 1,174 |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 | #253 | 1,375 |
| 2008 | #4,360 | 35 | #253 | 1,393 |
| 2007 | #3,786 | 42 | #265 | 1,315 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #244 | 1,408 |
| 2005 | #4,581 | 29 | #279 | 1,202 |
| 2004 | #3,689 | 39 | #305 | 1,035 |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | #321 | 922 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #465 | 516 |
| 2001 | #3,703 | 35 | #598 | 330 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | #873 | 181 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #1,100 | 121 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #1,347 | 88 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #1,599 | 63 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #1,801 | 48 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #1,689 | 53 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #2,347 | 32 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #2,174 | 35 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #2,606 | 26 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #2,780 | 23 |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,350 | 15 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | — | #2,891 | 17 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,019 | 28 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,270 | 13 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,676 | 17 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,207 | 23 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,030 | 14 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,110 | 25 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,048 | 25 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,134 | 22 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,063 | 23 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,637 | 15 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,062 | 9 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,311 | 13 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,030 | 15 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,249 | 7 | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,504 | 11 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,021 | 7 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,403 | 10 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,894 | 14 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,958 | 13 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,143 | 15 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,459 | 12 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
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| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
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| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Aden was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1902, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Aden is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wisconsin#570 · 1 in 2,929
- Pennsylvania#577 · 1 in 3,266
- Ohio#650 · 1 in 3,752
- Massachusetts#690 · 1 in 4,504
- Michigan#715 · 1 in 4,019
Best ever in a state: #74 in Alaska, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #570 | 8 | 1 in 2,929 |
| Pennsylvania | #577 | 16 | 1 in 3,266 |
| Ohio | #650 | 14 | 1 in 3,752 |
| Massachusetts | #690 | 6 | 1 in 4,504 |
| Michigan | #715 | 10 | 1 in 4,019 |
| Washington | #801 | 7 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| Tennessee | #842 | 7 | 1 in 5,253 |
| Missouri | #869 | 5 | 1 in 5,562 |
| Florida | #887 | 16 | 1 in 5,971 |
| Georgia | #919 | 9 | 1 in 5,580 |
| New York | #950 | 13 | 1 in 6,494 |
| North Carolina | #1,028 | 7 | 1 in 7,353 |
| Texas | #1,070 | 21 | 1 in 8,336 |
| Virginia | #1,089 | 5 | 1 in 7,451 |
| California | #1,119 | 18 | 1 in 9,749 |
| Illinois | #1,133 | 6 | 1 in 8,259 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Aden
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 343 spots since 2020 (#665 → #1,008)
- Biggest jump: 275 spots in 2001
- Biggest drop: 163 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · boys
126 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #244 (1,408 births)
- Births halved by 2016, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 2000–2024
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,443
- Highest: 1 in 1,443 boys born in 2009 were named Aden (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,625 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #244 in 2006, was only 1 in 1,460 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 44.3% of all boys named Aden (9,677) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #745 (1880) | #858 |
| 1890s | 5 | #963 (1891) | #963 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,009 (1903) | #1,009 |
| 1910s | 96 | #1,740 (1911) | #2,164 |
| 1920s | 131 | #1,935 (1925) | #2,337 |
| 1930s | 104 | #1,872 (1936) | #2,260 |
| 1940s | 97 | #1,894 (1940) | #2,386 |
| 1950s | 83 | #2,033 (1959) | #2,868 |
| 1960s | 99 | #2,030 (1967) | #2,610 |
| 1970s | 172 | #1,794 (1970) | #2,525 |
| 1980s | 184 | #2,019 (1985) | #2,807 |
| 1990s | 544 | #1,100 (1999) | #1,915 |
| 2000s | 9,677 | #244 (2006) | #386 |
| 2010s | 8,809 | #288 (2010) | #395 |
| 2020s | 1,835 | #665 (2020) | #833 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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