Arden

Unisex

Arden has been given to 16,085 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #975 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Derived from the Brythonic ardu meaning "high"

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

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Total babies

16,085

Peak year

2025 (486 babies)

Rank in 2025

#975 for girls

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▲ +24%

Gender split

47% girls / 53% boys

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

16,064 babies since 1914

15,902 babies since 1888

16,478 babies since 1880

15,684 babies since 1947

16,629 babies since 1897

16,655 babies since 1882

16,656 babies since 1954

16,739 babies since 1880

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