Is Alden a boy or girl name?
Alden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 492 boys were named Alden, so 4.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5% of the 18,672 US babies named Alden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #576
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,139
- Babies named Alden since 1880
- 18,672
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 517 babies
Boys and girls named Alden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,748 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 1,290 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 1,049 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 939 | 20 | 2.1% |
| 1960s | 720 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 497 | 27 | 5.2% |
| 1980s | 800 | 93 | 10.4% |
| 1990s | 1,310 | 183 | 12.3% |
| 2000s | 2,277 | 283 | 11.1% |
| 2010s | 3,443 | 195 | 5.4% |
| 2020s | 2,149 | 121 | 5.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 492 | #576 | 25 | #5,139 |
| 2023 | 431 | #639 | 25 | #5,129 |
| 2022 | 445 | #627 | 19 | #6,234 |
| 2021 | 394 | #676 | 31 | #4,414 |
| 2020 | 387 | #672 | 21 | #5,668 |
| 2019 | 435 | #623 | 15 | #7,358 |
| 2018 | 411 | #638 | 20 | #6,023 |
| 2017 | 409 | #634 | 22 | #5,668 |
| 2016 | 391 | #662 | 16 | #7,247 |
| 2015 | 340 | #725 | 16 | #7,286 |
| 2014 | 337 | #714 | 20 | #6,219 |
| 2013 | 331 | #709 | 19 | #6,475 |
| 2012 | 294 | #772 | 26 | #5,258 |
| 2011 | 244 | #864 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2010 | 251 | #841 | 25 | #5,423 |
| 2009 | 242 | #866 | 19 | #6,817 |
| 2008 | 222 | #920 | 28 | #5,148 |
| 2007 | 275 | #786 | 28 | #5,103 |
| 2006 | 249 | #816 | 31 | #4,580 |
| 2005 | 258 | #769 | 23 | #5,441 |
| 2004 | 257 | #735 | 41 | #3,566 |
| 2003 | 251 | #729 | 37 | #3,734 |
| 2002 | 178 | #906 | 25 | #4,774 |
| 2001 | 159 | #968 | 25 | #4,695 |
| 2000 | 186 | #857 | 26 | #4,531 |
| 1999 | 144 | #985 | 27 | #4,204 |
| 1998 | 196 | #783 | 25 | #4,367 |
| 1997 | 143 | #941 | 16 | #5,882 |
| 1996 | 143 | #914 | 18 | #5,284 |
| 1995 | 142 | #931 | 17 | #5,446 |
| 1994 | 116 | #1,030 | 18 | #5,259 |
| 1993 | 100 | #1,129 | 22 | #4,526 |
| 1992 | 116 | #1,010 | 18 | #5,276 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,155 | 13 | #6,596 |
| 1990 | 119 | #949 | 9 | #8,512 |
| 1989 | 92 | #1,102 | 11 | #6,966 |
| 1988 | 94 | #1,003 | 19 | #4,498 |
| 1987 | 84 | #1,040 | 6 | #9,858 |
| 1986 | 92 | #954 | 6 | #9,567 |
| 1985 | 86 | #984 | 13 | #5,356 |
| 1984 | 79 | #1,001 | 14 | #4,972 |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,075 | 9 | #6,720 |
| 1982 | 84 | #981 | 7 | #8,240 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,143 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,205 | 6 | #9,031 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,229 | 5 | #9,775 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,290 | 8 | #6,901 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,148 | 8 | #6,496 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 59 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 72 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 53 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 62 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 66 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 76 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 76 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 84 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 60 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 85 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 86 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 92 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 86 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 87 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 110 | #705 | 9 | #4,167 |
| 1955 | 97 | #739 | 6 | #5,214 |
| 1954 | 86 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 98 | #723 | 5 | #5,681 |
| 1952 | 95 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 99 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 89 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 83 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 96 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 124 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 79 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 105 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 105 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 126 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 112 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 103 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 116 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 117 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 119 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 132 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 120 | #514 | 6 | #3,703 |
| 1935 | 106 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 144 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 114 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 158 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 134 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 146 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 164 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 171 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 141 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 183 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 173 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 183 | #451 | 5 | #5,081 |
| 1923 | 176 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 184 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 193 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 180 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 167 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 181 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 166 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 174 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 155 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 113 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 93 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 79 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 46 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 28 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 14 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #641 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alden reached #426 in 1911. As a girl name, it reached #3,566 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alden
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.