Alden

Boy name

Alden has been given to 19,173 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2024 and currently ranks #598 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) +&lrm; wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.

Origin: Old English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

19,173

Peak year

2024 (519 babies)

Rank in 2025

#598 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +40%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Alden.

19,138 babies since 1880

19,218 babies since 1918

18,916 babies since 1962

18,875 babies since 1880

19,557 babies since 1953

18,644 babies since 1915

19,739 babies since 1918

18,540 babies since 1880

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