Arden
- #975 for girls in 2025, 261 births
- #1,005 for boys in 2025, 225 births
- Given to boys 53.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 146 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,567since 1881
Arden over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #975 | 261 | #1,005 | 225 |
| 2024 | #1,041 | 241 | #942 | 244 |
| 2023 | #1,046 | 241 | #1,019 | 214 |
| 2022 | #1,055 | 241 | #1,254 | 155 |
| 2021 | #1,091 | 227 | #1,200 | 161 |
| 2020 | #1,055 | 236 | #1,153 | 168 |
| 2019 | #951 | 278 | #1,380 | 129 |
| 2018 | #964 | 274 | #1,408 | 124 |
| 2017 | #1,102 | 229 | #1,421 | 122 |
| 2016 | #975 | 275 | #1,563 | 105 |
| 2015 | #915 | 300 | #1,691 | 92 |
| 2014 | #1,057 | 245 | #1,641 | 94 |
| 2013 | #1,039 | 239 | #1,989 | 69 |
| 2012 | #1,111 | 223 | #1,891 | 76 |
| 2011 | #1,319 | 178 | #1,849 | 76 |
| 2010 | #1,241 | 194 | #2,324 | 55 |
| 2009 | #1,408 | 167 | #1,990 | 70 |
| 2008 | #1,167 | 219 | #2,001 | 70 |
| 2007 | #1,419 | 167 | #1,830 | 79 |
| 2006 | #1,488 | 148 | #2,221 | 57 |
| 2005 | #1,444 | 147 | #2,129 | 57 |
| 2004 | #1,338 | 159 | #2,238 | 51 |
| 2003 | #1,308 | 158 | #2,006 | 57 |
| 2002 | #1,351 | 143 | #2,882 | 32 |
| 2001 | #1,523 | 122 | #2,988 | 30 |
| 2000 | #1,674 | 105 | #2,621 | 35 |
| 1999 | #1,688 | 97 | #2,939 | 28 |
| 1998 | #1,721 | 92 | #2,782 | 29 |
| 1997 | #1,864 | 79 | #3,160 | 23 |
| 1996 | #2,125 | 64 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1995 | #1,863 | 75 | #2,762 | 26 |
| 1994 | #1,827 | 78 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1993 | #2,127 | 63 | #3,501 | 18 |
| 1992 | #3,144 | 36 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #4,059 | 25 | #2,989 | 21 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1987 | #3,743 | 23 | #2,468 | 22 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 | #3,131 | 15 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #2,408 | 20 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #3,482 | 12 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #2,669 | 17 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #2,568 | 17 |
| 1977 | — | #2,361 | 19 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #2,329 | 19 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #1,884 | 25 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #1,832 | 25 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #1,416 | 35 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #1,376 | 34 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #1,217 | 39 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #1,373 | 31 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #1,429 | 29 |
| 1964 | #2,915 | 19 | #1,219 | 40 |
| 1963 | #2,364 | 26 | #1,151 | 45 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #1,147 | 45 |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 | #1,035 | 57 |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | #1,017 | 57 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #926 | 68 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #907 | 69 |
| 1957 | #2,168 | 26 | #936 | 65 |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | #934 | 64 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #957 | 61 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #876 | 70 |
| 1953 | #1,834 | 30 | #786 | 82 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #863 | 66 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | #881 | 63 |
| 1950 | #2,185 | 20 | #767 | 80 |
| 1949 | #2,013 | 23 | #798 | 74 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | #722 | 86 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #651 | 112 |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 | #759 | 76 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #629 | 92 |
| 1944 | #1,742 | 23 | #651 | 91 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | #579 | 120 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #591 | 111 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 | #559 | 115 |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 | #581 | 104 |
| 1939 | #1,308 | 32 | #501 | 127 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | #487 | 141 |
| 1937 | #1,132 | 40 | #532 | 118 |
| 1936 | #1,206 | 35 | #499 | 129 |
| 1935 | #1,135 | 38 | #531 | 118 |
| 1934 | #1,079 | 42 | #466 | 146 |
| 1933 | #1,179 | 36 | #532 | 114 |
| 1932 | #1,015 | 48 | #550 | 114 |
| 1931 | #926 | 56 | #523 | 122 |
| 1930 | #738 | 90 | #508 | 137 |
| 1929 | #902 | 63 | #610 | 98 |
| 1928 | #1,223 | 39 | #578 | 114 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #543 | 129 |
| 1926 | — | #627 | 100 | |
| 1925 | — | #600 | 110 | |
| 1924 | — | #535 | 139 | |
| 1923 | — | #564 | 122 | |
| 1922 | — | #571 | 124 | |
| 1921 | — | #600 | 111 | |
| 1920 | — | #590 | 112 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #669 | 86 |
| 1918 | — | #568 | 114 | |
| 1917 | — | #541 | 116 | |
| 1916 | — | #650 | 81 | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #589 | 93 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #667 | 58 |
| 1913 | — | #637 | 49 | |
| 1912 | — | #584 | 48 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Arden! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Arden is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Michigan#517 · 1 in 2,512
- Oregon#604 · 1 in 3,012
- South Carolina#608 · 1 in 3,028
- Minnesota#640 · 1 in 3,500
- Wisconsin#678 · 1 in 3,905
Best ever in a state: #126 in South Dakota, 1941.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #517 | 16 | 1 in 2,512 |
| Oregon | #604 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| South Carolina | #608 | 7 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Minnesota | #640 | 7 | 1 in 3,500 |
| North Carolina | #678 | 13 | 1 in 3,959 |
| Wisconsin | #678 | 6 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Washington | #684 | 9 | 1 in 3,644 |
| California | #845 | 28 | 1 in 6,267 |
| Pennsylvania | #846 | 9 | 1 in 5,807 |
| Georgia | #919 | 9 | 1 in 5,580 |
| Illinois | #935 | 8 | 1 in 6,194 |
| Virginia | #971 | 6 | 1 in 6,209 |
| Florida | #1,009 | 13 | 1 in 7,349 |
| Texas | #1,094 | 20 | 1 in 8,753 |
| Ohio | #1,267 | 5 | 1 in 10,507 |
| New York | #1,410 | 7 | 1 in 12,060 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 63 spots since 2024 (#942 → #1,005)
- 148 spots since 2020 (#1,153 → #1,005)
- Biggest jump: 354 spots in 1910
- Biggest drop: 310 spots in 1904
Rise & fade · boys
53 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1934 at #466 (146 births)
- Births halved by 1951, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1910–1959
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,061
- Highest: 1 in 7,061 boys born in 2024 were named Arden (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,591 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #466 in 1934, was only 1 in 7,073 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 14.8% of all boys named Arden (1,266) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
- Mostly boys until 2024, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #866 (1881) | #915 |
| 1890s | 41 | #613 (1899) | #899 |
| 1900s | 66 | #656 (1903) | #923 |
| 1910s | 681 | #541 (1917) | #637 |
| 1920s | 1,159 | #535 (1924) | #582 |
| 1930s | 1,266 | #466 (1934) | #513 |
| 1940s | 981 | #559 (1941) | #652 |
| 1950s | 688 | #767 (1950) | #883 |
| 1960s | 402 | #1,017 (1960) | #1,250 |
| 1970s | 224 | #1,416 (1970) | #2,079 |
| 1980s | 176 | #2,197 (1988) | #2,888 |
| 1990s | 221 | #2,762 (1995) | #3,200 |
| 2000s | 538 | #1,830 (2007) | #2,291 |
| 2010s | 942 | #1,380 (2019) | #1,716 |
| 2020s | 1,167 | #942 (2024) | #1,096 |
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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