Is Arden a boy or girl name?
Arden is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 237 girls and 242 boys were named Arden, so 49.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 46.5% of the 15,593 US babies named Arden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #943
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,051
- Babies named Arden since 1881
- 15,593
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 479 babies
Boys and girls named Arden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 681 | 16 | 2.3% |
| 1920s | 1,159 | 111 | 8.7% |
| 1930s | 1,266 | 434 | 25.5% |
| 1940s | 981 | 224 | 18.6% |
| 1950s | 688 | 236 | 25.5% |
| 1960s | 402 | 186 | 31.6% |
| 1970s | 224 | 94 | 29.6% |
| 1980s | 176 | 166 | 48.5% |
| 1990s | 221 | 634 | 74.2% |
| 2000s | 538 | 1,535 | 74% |
| 2010s | 942 | 2,435 | 72.1% |
| 2020s | 940 | 1,182 | 55.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 242 | #943 | 237 | #1,051 |
| 2023 | 214 | #1,019 | 241 | #1,046 |
| 2022 | 155 | #1,254 | 241 | #1,056 |
| 2021 | 161 | #1,200 | 227 | #1,090 |
| 2020 | 168 | #1,152 | 236 | #1,054 |
| 2019 | 129 | #1,380 | 278 | #951 |
| 2018 | 124 | #1,408 | 274 | #964 |
| 2017 | 122 | #1,421 | 229 | #1,102 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,562 | 275 | #974 |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,692 | 300 | #917 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,642 | 245 | #1,058 |
| 2013 | 69 | #1,989 | 239 | #1,039 |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,892 | 223 | #1,113 |
| 2011 | 76 | #1,849 | 178 | #1,320 |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,327 | 194 | #1,241 |
| 2009 | 70 | #1,991 | 167 | #1,409 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,002 | 219 | #1,168 |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,830 | 167 | #1,419 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,224 | 148 | #1,488 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,130 | 147 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,245 | 159 | #1,339 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,008 | 158 | #1,308 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,886 | 143 | #1,352 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,994 | 122 | #1,523 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,625 | 105 | #1,676 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,944 | 97 | #1,691 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,792 | 92 | #1,721 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,164 | 79 | #1,866 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,841 | 64 | #2,127 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,768 | 75 | #1,864 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,858 | 78 | #1,828 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,505 | 63 | #2,129 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,229 | 36 | #3,147 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,993 | 25 | #4,068 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,981 | 25 | #4,010 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,098 | 27 | #3,679 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,200 | 16 | #5,078 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,471 | 23 | #3,753 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,141 | 24 | #3,557 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,718 | 20 | #3,988 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,966 | 14 | #4,979 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,410 | 14 | #4,899 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,498 | 11 | #5,941 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,619 | 7 | #8,183 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,838 | 10 | #6,346 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,675 | 12 | #5,445 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,574 | 11 | #5,588 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,338 | 7 | #7,341 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,887 | 6 | #8,047 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,835 | 15 | #4,048 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,985 | 6 | #7,493 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,973 | 11 | #4,804 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,785 | 14 | #4,134 |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,418 | 12 | #4,509 |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,377 | 17 | #3,326 |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,218 | 16 | #3,324 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,541 | 12 | #3,857 |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,374 | 11 | #3,972 |
| 1965 | 29 | #1,430 | 16 | #3,155 |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,218 | 19 | #2,919 |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,152 | 26 | #2,371 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,148 | 18 | #2,928 |
| 1961 | 57 | #1,035 | 26 | #2,363 |
| 1960 | 57 | #1,017 | 25 | #2,371 |
| 1959 | 68 | #927 | 25 | #2,292 |
| 1958 | 69 | #907 | 22 | #2,452 |
| 1957 | 65 | #936 | 26 | #2,171 |
| 1956 | 64 | #934 | 24 | #2,252 |
| 1955 | 61 | #957 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1954 | 70 | #876 | 22 | #2,301 |
| 1953 | 82 | #787 | 30 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 66 | #863 | 21 | #2,269 |
| 1951 | 63 | #883 | 22 | #2,123 |
| 1950 | 80 | #767 | 20 | #2,188 |
| 1949 | 74 | #798 | 23 | #2,014 |
| 1948 | 86 | #722 | 22 | #2,073 |
| 1947 | 112 | #651 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1946 | 76 | #760 | 31 | #1,586 |
| 1945 | 92 | #629 | 15 | #2,239 |
| 1944 | 91 | #651 | 23 | #1,743 |
| 1943 | 120 | #579 | 18 | #2,083 |
| 1942 | 111 | #591 | 15 | #2,314 |
| 1941 | 115 | #559 | 25 | #1,570 |
| 1940 | 104 | #581 | 27 | #1,478 |
| 1939 | 127 | #501 | 32 | #1,309 |
| 1938 | 141 | #487 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1937 | 118 | #532 | 40 | #1,133 |
| 1936 | 129 | #499 | 35 | #1,206 |
| 1935 | 118 | #531 | 38 | #1,135 |
| 1934 | 146 | #466 | 42 | #1,080 |
| 1933 | 114 | #533 | 36 | #1,180 |
| 1932 | 114 | #550 | 48 | #1,016 |
| 1931 | 122 | #523 | 56 | #926 |
| 1930 | 137 | #508 | 90 | #738 |
| 1929 | 98 | #610 | 63 | #903 |
| 1928 | 114 | #579 | 39 | #1,224 |
| 1927 | 129 | #544 | 9 | #3,296 |
| 1926 | 100 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 110 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 139 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 122 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 124 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 111 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 112 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 86 | #669 | 5 | #4,862 |
| 1918 | 114 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 116 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 81 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 93 | #589 | 6 | #3,817 |
| 1914 | 58 | #667 | 5 | #3,647 |
| 1913 | 49 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 48 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 19 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #873 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arden reached #466 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #738 in 1930. 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 Arden
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.