Alden Boy
How popular is Alden?
#598 boy name in 2025
479 baby boys were named Alden in the US in 2025, making it the 598th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Alden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #598 for boys (▼ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 479 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #725 in 2015, #672 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (494 boys) |
| Highest rank | #426 in 1911 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alden family of names ranked #555 for boys in 2025 (#541 the year before), with 507 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alden | 479 | 94% |
| Aldon | 14 | 3% |
| Aldin | 9 | 2% |
| Aldan | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alden is most popular
Babies named Alden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maine: 2.5 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- New Hampshire: 1.4 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Vermont: 1.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Oregon: 0.9 per 1,000 (72 boys)
- Washington: 0.6 per 1,000 (105 boys)
Alden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #527 |
| 1890s | 94 | #505 |
| 1900s | 159 | #463 |
| 1910s | 1,187 | #426 |
| 1920s | 1,748 | #442 |
| 1930s | 1,290 | #448 |
| 1940s | 1,049 | #545 |
| 1950s | 939 | #698 |
| 1960s | 720 | #820 |
| 1970s | 497 | #1,063 |
| 1980s | 800 | #953 |
| 1990s | 1,310 | #782 |
| 2000s | 2,277 | #729 |
| 2010s | 3,444 | #623 |
| 2020s | 2,630 | #576 |
Boy names about as popular as Alden
Questions
- Is Alden a boy or girl name?
- Alden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Alden were boys.
- How popular is the name Alden?
- 479 baby boys were named Alden in the US in 2025, making it the 598th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Alden most popular?
- Alden peaked in 2024, when 494 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #426 in 1911.
- How many people are named Alden?
- 19,173 babies have been named Alden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,674 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Alden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alden was most common in Maine, at 2.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.