Alden
- #6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births
- #598 for boys in 2025, 479 births
- Given to boys 95.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 46 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 18,221since 1880
Alden over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Alden has never cracked the top 400 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 | #6,116 | 19 | #598 | 479 |
| 2024 | #5,148 | 25 | #576 | 494 |
| 2023 | #5,126 | 25 | #640 | 431 |
| 2022 | #6,229 | 19 | #627 | 445 |
| 2021 | #4,413 | 31 | #676 | 394 |
| 2020 | #5,667 | 21 | #672 | 387 |
| 2019 | #7,342 | 15 | #623 | 435 |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | #638 | 411 |
| 2017 | #5,661 | 22 | #634 | 409 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #660 | 392 |
| 2015 | #7,266 | 16 | #725 | 340 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #714 | 337 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #709 | 331 |
| 2012 | #5,253 | 26 | #772 | 294 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 | #864 | 244 |
| 2010 | #5,414 | 25 | #841 | 251 |
| 2009 | #6,811 | 19 | #867 | 242 |
| 2008 | #5,142 | 28 | #920 | 222 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #786 | 275 |
| 2006 | #4,576 | 31 | #816 | 249 |
| 2005 | #5,437 | 23 | #769 | 258 |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | #735 | 257 |
| 2003 | #3,731 | 37 | #729 | 251 |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | #906 | 178 |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | #968 | 159 |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | #857 | 186 |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | #985 | 144 |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 | #783 | 196 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #941 | 143 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #914 | 143 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #931 | 142 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #1,030 | 116 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #1,129 | 100 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #1,010 | 116 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #1,155 | 91 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #949 | 119 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #1,102 | 92 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 | #1,003 | 94 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #1,040 | 84 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #954 | 92 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #984 | 86 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #1,000 | 79 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #1,075 | 68 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #981 | 84 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #1,143 | 64 |
| 1980 | — | #1,214 | 57 | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #1,206 | 57 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #1,229 | 53 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #1,289 | 48 |
| 1976 | — | #1,346 | 43 | |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #1,146 | 54 |
| 1974 | — | #1,269 | 44 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,201 | 47 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,249 | 44 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,181 | 48 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,063 | 59 | |
| 1969 | — | #900 | 72 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,017 | 53 | |
| 1967 | — | #915 | 62 | |
| 1966 | — | #888 | 66 | |
| 1965 | — | #843 | 76 | |
| 1964 | — | #875 | 76 | |
| 1963 | — | #825 | 84 | |
| 1962 | — | #984 | 60 | |
| 1961 | — | #833 | 85 | |
| 1960 | — | #821 | 86 | |
| 1959 | — | #797 | 92 | |
| 1958 | — | #807 | 86 | |
| 1957 | — | #803 | 87 | |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #705 | 110 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #739 | 97 |
| 1954 | — | #768 | 86 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #722 | 98 |
| 1952 | — | #721 | 95 | |
| 1951 | — | #699 | 99 | |
| 1950 | — | #726 | 89 | |
| 1949 | — | #754 | 83 | |
| 1948 | — | #683 | 96 | |
| 1947 | — | #611 | 124 | |
| 1946 | — | #738 | 79 | |
| 1945 | — | #592 | 105 | |
| 1944 | — | #598 | 105 | |
| 1943 | — | #565 | 126 | |
| 1942 | — | #587 | 112 | |
| 1941 | — | #584 | 103 | |
| 1940 | — | #545 | 116 | |
| 1939 | — | #530 | 117 | |
| 1938 | — | #535 | 119 | |
| 1937 | — | #499 | 132 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #514 | 120 |
| 1935 | — | #558 | 106 | |
| 1934 | — | #471 | 144 | |
| 1933 | — | #532 | 114 | |
| 1932 | — | #448 | 158 | |
| 1931 | — | #497 | 134 | |
| 1930 | — | #490 | 146 | |
| 1929 | — | #459 | 164 | |
| 1928 | — | #464 | 171 | |
| 1927 | — | #512 | 141 | |
| 1926 | — | #450 | 183 | |
| 1925 | — | #458 | 173 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #451 | 183 |
| 1923 | — | #461 | 176 | |
| 1922 | — | #453 | 184 | |
| 1921 | — | #442 | 193 | |
| 1920 | — | #450 | 180 | |
| 1919 | — | #454 | 167 | |
| 1918 | — | #443 | 181 | |
| 1917 | — | #438 | 166 | |
| 1916 | — | #427 | 174 | |
| 1915 | — | #436 | 155 | |
| 1914 | — | #450 | 113 | |
| 1913 | — | #445 | 93 | |
| 1912 | — | #439 | 79 | |
| 1911 | — | #426 | 46 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #463 | 28 | |
| 1907 | — | #472 | 24 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #525 | 19 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #696 | 11 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #629 | 10 | |
| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alden was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Alden 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
- Maine#101 · 1 in 296
- New Hampshire#157 · 1 in 500
- Montana#227 · 1 in 753
- Nebraska#293 · 1 in 1,102
- West Virginia#330 · 1 in 1,232
Best ever in a state: #58 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #101 | 13 | 1 in 296 |
| New Hampshire | #157 | 9 | 1 in 500 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| Nebraska | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,102 |
| West Virginia | #330 | 5 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Washington | #336 | 22 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Oregon | #351 | 11 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Minnesota | #392 | 14 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Michigan | #393 | 22 | 1 in 1,827 |
| Kentucky | #404 | 12 | 1 in 1,711 |
| Idaho | #435 | 5 | 1 in 1,726 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 11 | 1 in 2,456 |
| Connecticut | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Iowa | #448 | 7 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Colorado | #468 | 12 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Virginia | #473 | 16 | 1 in 2,328 |
| South Carolina | #501 | 9 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Indiana | #512 | 13 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Utah | #515 | 8 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Mississippi | #522 | 5 | 1 in 2,167 |
| Tennessee | #551 | 13 | 1 in 2,828 |
| Oklahoma | #552 | 7 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Wisconsin | #570 | 8 | 1 in 2,929 |
| Missouri | #597 | 9 | 1 in 3,090 |
| California | #607 | 48 | 1 in 3,656 |
| Ohio | #627 | 15 | 1 in 3,502 |
| Pennsylvania | #631 | 14 | 1 in 3,733 |
| North Carolina | #645 | 14 | 1 in 3,676 |
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| New York | #770 | 18 | 1 in 4,690 |
| Texas | #789 | 34 | 1 in 5,149 |
| Georgia | #792 | 11 | 1 in 4,566 |
| Illinois | #870 | 9 | 1 in 5,506 |
| Florida | #1,056 | 12 | 1 in 7,961 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Alden
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 22 spots since 2024 (#576 → #598)
- 74 spots since 2020 (#672 → #598)
- Biggest jump: 433 spots in 1911
- Biggest drop: 377 spots in 1909
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #426 (46 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 124 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1894–1967
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,488
- Highest: 1 in 3,488 boys born in 2024 were named Alden (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,566 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #426 in 1911, was only 1 in 4,912 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 18.9% of all boys named Alden (3,444) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #527 (1883) | #741 |
| 1890s | 94 | #505 (1898) | #730 |
| 1900s | 159 | #463 (1908) | #628 |
| 1910s | 1,187 | #426 (1911) | #482 |
| 1920s | 1,748 | #442 (1921) | #460 |
| 1930s | 1,290 | #448 (1932) | #507 |
| 1940s | 1,049 | #545 (1940) | #626 |
| 1950s | 939 | #699 (1951) | #749 |
| 1960s | 720 | #821 (1960) | #890 |
| 1970s | 497 | #1,063 (1970) | #1,218 |
| 1980s | 800 | #954 (1986) | #1,050 |
| 1990s | 1,310 | #783 (1998) | #983 |
| 2000s | 2,277 | #729 (2003) | #835 |
| 2010s | 3,444 | #623 (2019) | #718 |
| 2020s | 2,630 | #576 (2024) | #632 |
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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