Is Aden a boy or girl name?
Aden is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 225 boys were named Aden, so 5.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.9% of the 22,277 US babies named Aden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #997
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,944
- Babies named Aden since 1880
- 22,277
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,431 babies
Boys and girls named Aden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 184 | 6 | 3.2% |
| 1990s | 544 | 86 | 13.7% |
| 2000s | 9,675 | 305 | 3.1% |
| 2010s | 8,807 | 191 | 2.1% |
| 2020s | 1,609 | 65 | 3.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 225 | #997 | 13 | #7,944 |
| 2023 | 290 | #840 | 16 | #6,923 |
| 2022 | 305 | #815 | 12 | #8,543 |
| 2021 | 393 | #678 | 11 | #8,975 |
| 2020 | 396 | #665 | 13 | #7,971 |
| 2019 | 442 | #617 | 11 | #9,117 |
| 2018 | 555 | #509 | 12 | #8,622 |
| 2017 | 583 | #497 | 16 | #7,094 |
| 2016 | 702 | #438 | 21 | #5,989 |
| 2015 | 871 | #370 | 15 | #7,623 |
| 2014 | 1,002 | #335 | 23 | #5,625 |
| 2013 | 1,111 | #309 | 17 | #7,038 |
| 2012 | 1,155 | #299 | 30 | #4,709 |
| 2011 | 1,212 | #289 | 29 | #4,806 |
| 2010 | 1,174 | #288 | 17 | #7,224 |
| 2009 | 1,375 | #253 | 31 | #4,679 |
| 2008 | 1,393 | #253 | 35 | #4,360 |
| 2007 | 1,315 | #265 | 42 | #3,786 |
| 2006 | 1,407 | #244 | 24 | #5,551 |
| 2005 | 1,202 | #279 | 29 | #4,580 |
| 2004 | 1,035 | #305 | 39 | #3,690 |
| 2003 | 922 | #321 | 25 | #4,944 |
| 2002 | 516 | #464 | 29 | #4,281 |
| 2001 | 329 | #600 | 35 | #3,704 |
| 2000 | 181 | #873 | 16 | #6,490 |
| 1999 | 121 | #1,100 | 9 | #9,491 |
| 1998 | 88 | #1,348 | 9 | #9,268 |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,599 | 10 | #8,340 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,705 | 9 | #8,815 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,801 | 11 | #7,520 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,690 | 9 | #8,811 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,349 | 7 | #10,602 |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,175 | 8 | #9,492 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,608 | 7 | #10,277 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,779 | 7 | #10,205 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,449 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,350 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,073 | 6 | #9,832 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,890 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,207 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,154 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,373 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,805 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,495 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,403 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,080 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,736 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,217 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,176 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,266 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,460 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aden reached #244 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #3,690 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.