How Many People Are Named Arden?
people named Arden are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 29,844 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,085 babies named Arden in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
486 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Arden, 59.7% were girls and 40.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Arden rose from 2.3% in the 1910s to 55.4% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1990s, at 74.2%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Arden alive today is about 25 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Arden first appears in the records in 1881, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 486 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Arden has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #466, in 1934. In 2025 it ranked #1,005. Among girls, its best rank was #738, in 1930.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,005 | #975 |
| Best rank | #466 (1934) | #738 (1930) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #521 in the 1930s | #1,055 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Arden alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Arden were born in California than in any other state: about 1,009 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Arden was given 3 times as often in Minnesota, 2.9 times in Wisconsin and 2.6 times in West Virginia.
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