Arden

Where Arden comes from

Derived from the Brythonic ardu meaning "high"
— Wiktionary's entry for Arden
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1934
    Peak, #466
    146 babies named Arden — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1951
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #881.
  4. 1973
    Arden Myrin born
    American actress and comedian
  5. 1990
    Arden Cho born
    American actress, singer, and model
  6. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Arden Cho · American actress, singer, and model, born 1990
  • Arden Myrin · American actress and comedian, born 1973
  • Arden L. Bement, Jr. · American metallurgical engineer, born 1932
  • Arden Maddison · Footballer, 1900–1987
  • Arden R. Smith · American linguist, born 1966

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.