How Many People Are Named Eden?
people named Eden are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,454 people in the US has this name
Based on 63,400 babies named Eden in Social Security records from 1917 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,913 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament the Garden of Eden was the place where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived before they were expelled.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Eden, 82.8% were girls and 17.2% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1950s: 79.7% of the babies were girls then and 80.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Eden alive today is about 12 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Eden first appears in the records in 1917, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 3,913 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Eden never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #70, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 3 years, 2023 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #70. Among boys, its best rank was #409, in 2022.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #70 | #544 |
| Best rank | #70 (2025) | #409 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | 3 (2023 to 2025) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #162 in the 2010s | #582 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Eden alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Eden were born in California than in any other state: about 7,633 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Eden was given 1.9 times as often in North Dakota, 1.8 times in Hawaii and 1.7 times in Arkansas.
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