Is Eden a boy or girl name?
Eden is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 3,115 girls and 659 boys were named Eden, so 82.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 82.5% of the 59,437 US babies named Eden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #466
- Girl rank, 2024
- #72
- Babies named Eden since 1917
- 59,437
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 3,774 babies
Boys and girls named Eden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 44 | 32 | 42.1% |
| 1950s | 37 | 145 | 79.7% |
| 1960s | 106 | 450 | 80.9% |
| 1970s | 121 | 675 | 84.8% |
| 1980s | 220 | 1,362 | 86.1% |
| 1990s | 434 | 3,484 | 88.9% |
| 2000s | 1,444 | 10,360 | 87.8% |
| 2010s | 4,630 | 19,706 | 81% |
| 2020s | 3,340 | 12,815 | 79.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 659 | #466 | 3,115 | #72 |
| 2023 | 708 | #439 | 2,952 | #77 |
| 2022 | 786 | #409 | 2,396 | #116 |
| 2021 | 591 | #497 | 2,316 | #121 |
| 2020 | 596 | #491 | 2,036 | #130 |
| 2019 | 635 | #468 | 1,965 | #145 |
| 2018 | 597 | #488 | 1,915 | #146 |
| 2017 | 590 | #491 | 2,095 | #139 |
| 2016 | 569 | #520 | 2,089 | #148 |
| 2015 | 573 | #505 | 2,069 | #156 |
| 2014 | 450 | #601 | 2,137 | #150 |
| 2013 | 383 | #641 | 2,044 | #158 |
| 2012 | 349 | #677 | 1,937 | #161 |
| 2011 | 262 | #828 | 1,730 | #181 |
| 2010 | 222 | #911 | 1,725 | #179 |
| 2009 | 231 | #898 | 1,570 | #206 |
| 2008 | 233 | #895 | 1,483 | #229 |
| 2007 | 186 | #1,022 | 1,365 | #256 |
| 2006 | 170 | #1,055 | 1,029 | #318 |
| 2005 | 135 | #1,183 | 1,001 | #323 |
| 2004 | 140 | #1,130 | 941 | #340 |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,271 | 904 | #342 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,409 | 823 | #364 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,575 | 739 | #394 |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,688 | 505 | #521 |
| 1999 | 62 | #1,698 | 494 | #516 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,882 | 435 | #564 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,001 | 351 | #637 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,026 | 355 | #633 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,815 | 325 | #657 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,271 | 301 | #696 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,065 | 319 | #685 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,931 | 310 | #697 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,063 | 289 | #721 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,229 | 305 | #697 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,381 | 303 | #672 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,538 | 280 | #687 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,494 | 200 | #856 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,712 | 164 | #960 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,929 | 105 | #1,279 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,944 | 52 | #1,970 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,826 | 56 | #1,862 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,180 | 69 | #1,659 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,811 | 73 | #1,603 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,144 | 60 | #1,813 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,181 | 55 | #1,905 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,111 | 59 | #1,755 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,258 | 67 | #1,597 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,332 | 76 | #1,399 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,796 | 63 | #1,575 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,397 | 69 | #1,449 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,071 | 54 | #1,669 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,716 | 57 | #1,597 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,557 | 87 | #1,268 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,606 | 88 | #1,261 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,163 | 72 | #1,340 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,615 | 75 | #1,272 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,342 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,369 | 55 | #1,496 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,850 | 38 | #1,865 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,912 | 44 | #1,754 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,344 | 29 | #2,223 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,718 | 24 | #2,481 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,761 | 47 | #1,644 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,931 | 25 | #2,387 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,362 | 27 | #2,204 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,102 | 23 | #2,404 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,882 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,291 | 22 | #2,408 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,611 | 20 | #2,492 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,062 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,795 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,492 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,896 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,168 | 10 | #3,520 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,920 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,291 | 5 | #4,735 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,794 | 5 | #4,858 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,086 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,482 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,312 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Eden reached #409 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #72 in 2024. 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 Eden
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.