Is Aspen a boy or girl name?
Aspen is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,198 girls and 233 boys were named Aspen, so 83.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.5% of the 26,289 US babies named Aspen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #962
- Girl rank, 2024
- #265
- Babies named Aspen since 1973
- 26,289
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,734 babies
Boys and girls named Aspen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 467 | 100% |
| 1990s | 305 | 2,735 | 90% |
| 2000s | 452 | 4,888 | 91.5% |
| 2010s | 965 | 8,390 | 89.7% |
| 2020s | 1,031 | 6,921 | 87% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 233 | #962 | 1,198 | #265 |
| 2023 | 211 | #1,034 | 1,393 | #215 |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,022 | 1,518 | #195 |
| 2021 | 202 | #1,059 | 1,502 | #199 |
| 2020 | 169 | #1,148 | 1,310 | #224 |
| 2019 | 160 | #1,193 | 1,285 | #252 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,160 | 1,228 | #269 |
| 2017 | 125 | #1,401 | 999 | #329 |
| 2016 | 96 | #1,654 | 905 | #361 |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,741 | 879 | #372 |
| 2014 | 95 | #1,627 | 825 | #395 |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,090 | 617 | #488 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,211 | 603 | #507 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,263 | 561 | #520 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,287 | 488 | #600 |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,349 | 511 | #589 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,519 | 430 | #701 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,507 | 494 | #608 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,376 | 511 | #574 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,470 | 525 | #547 |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,378 | 517 | #550 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,787 | 494 | #562 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,605 | 483 | #557 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,684 | 468 | #557 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,199 | 455 | #570 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,304 | 473 | #535 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,397 | 409 | #591 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,027 | 396 | #587 |
| 1996 | 38 | #2,187 | 357 | #629 |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,759 | 322 | #662 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,351 | 294 | #708 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,165 | 187 | #989 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,683 | 128 | #1,313 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,503 | 102 | #1,521 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,873 | 67 | #2,012 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,074 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,494 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,278 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,345 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,319 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,115 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,859 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,755 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,411 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,327 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,585 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,646 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,182 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,009 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,643 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,759 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,130 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aspen reached #962 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #195 in 2022. 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.
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.