Is Auden a boy or girl name?
Auden is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 71 girls and 84 boys were named Auden, so 45.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 34.2% of the 2,730 US babies named Auden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,890
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,503
- Babies named Auden since 1975
- 2,730
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 185 babies
Boys and girls named Auden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 356 | 151 | 29.8% |
| 2010s | 863 | 437 | 33.6% |
| 2020s | 485 | 346 | 41.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84 | #1,890 | 71 | #2,503 |
| 2023 | 80 | #1,939 | 97 | #2,020 |
| 2022 | 90 | #1,804 | 76 | #2,405 |
| 2021 | 103 | #1,632 | 45 | #3,444 |
| 2020 | 128 | #1,373 | 57 | #2,853 |
| 2019 | 116 | #1,479 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2018 | 104 | #1,591 | 62 | #2,752 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,645 | 50 | #3,199 |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,577 | 41 | #3,713 |
| 2015 | 90 | #1,719 | 63 | #2,778 |
| 2014 | 97 | #1,609 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,763 | 41 | #3,714 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,133 | 27 | #5,125 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,176 | 30 | #4,697 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,432 | 23 | #5,801 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,755 | 39 | #3,946 |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,433 | 28 | #5,163 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,283 | 24 | #5,730 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,746 | 20 | #6,388 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,322 | 17 | #6,863 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,022 | 6 | #14,413 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,433 | 6 | #14,074 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,797 | 5 | #15,731 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,497 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,597 | 6 | #13,355 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,080 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,177 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,682 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,024 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,459 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,820 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,719 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,571 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,980 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,839 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Auden reached #1,373 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #2,020 in 2023. 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 Auden
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.