Alden

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Alden is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 18,672 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 17,739 as boys and 933 as girls. Alden gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2024. It is the #1,916 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 517
2023 456
2022 464
2021 425
2020 408
2019 450
2018 431
2017 431
2016 407
2015 356
2014 357
2013 350
2012 320
2011 260
2010 276
2009 261
2008 250
2007 303
2006 280
2005 281
2004 298
2003 288
2002 203
2001 184
2000 212
1999 171
1998 221
1997 159
1996 161
1995 159
1994 134
1993 122
1992 134
1991 104
1990 128
1989 103
1988 113
1987 90
1986 98
1985 99
1984 93
1983 77
1982 91
1981 72
1980 57
1979 63
1978 58
1977 56
1976 43
1975 62
1974 44
1973 47
1972 44
1971 48
1970 59
1969 72
1968 53
1967 62
1966 66
1965 76
1964 76
1963 84
1962 60
1961 85
1960 86
1959 92
1958 86
1957 87
1956 119
1955 103
1954 86
1953 103
1952 95
1951 99
1950 89
1949 83
1948 96
1947 124
1946 79
1945 105
1944 105
1943 126
1942 112
1941 103
1940 116
1939 117
1938 119
1937 132
1936 126
1935 106
1934 144
1933 114
1932 158
1931 134
1930 146
1929 164
1928 171
1927 141
1926 183
1925 173
1924 188
1923 176
1922 184
1921 193
1920 180
1919 167
1918 181
1917 166
1916 174
1915 155
1914 113
1913 93
1912 79
1911 46
1910 13
1909 12
1908 28
1907 24
1906 14
1905 19
1904 18
1903 11
1902 10
1901 10
1900 13
1899 9
1898 17
1897 9
1896 10
1895 8
1894 8
1893 5
1892 9
1891 9
1890 10
1889 10
1888 6
1887 7
1886 8
1885 5
1884 6
1883 12
1882 8
1881 6
1880 9