NameTides

Arden

Arden was the #975 girls' name in the US in 2025 (261 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #966 in Canada.

Arden as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Arden as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Arden as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#975 (261)#4,201 (5)—#966 (28)
2024#1,041 (241)#2,772 (9)—#1,077 (24)
2023#1,046 (241)#2,928 (8)—#1,108 (22)
2022#1,055 (241)#3,149 (7)—#1,727 (12)
2021#1,091 (227)#2,711 (9)—#1,592 (14)
2020#1,055 (236)#2,449 (10)—#1,662 (13)
2019#951 (278)#2,458 (10)—#1,283 (19)
2018#964 (274)——#1,507 (15)
2017#1,102 (229)#3,583 (6)—#1,506 (15)
2016#975 (275)#4,096 (5)#798 (3)#1,533 (15)
2015#915 (300)—#806 (3)#2,011 (10)
2014#1,057 (245)#4,003 (5)—#1,901 (11)
2013#1,039 (239)#4,050 (5)—#2,204 (9)
2012#1,111 (223)#3,285 (7)—#1,904 (11)
2011#1,319 (178)——#1,588 (14)

Arden as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Arden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Arden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#1,005 (225)#716 (49)#647 (4)—#859 (30)
2024#942 (244)#711 (50)#619 (4)#339 (4)#714 (37)
2023#1,019 (214)#987 (30)#435 (7)—#911 (26)
2022#1,254 (155)#1,104 (25)#590 (4)—#1,092 (20)
2021#1,200 (161)#985 (30)——#1,406 (14)
2020#1,153 (168)#1,273 (20)——#1,520 (12)
2019#1,380 (129)#1,253 (20)——#1,448 (13)
2018#1,408 (124)#1,610 (15)——#1,572 (11)
2017#1,421 (122)#1,703 (14)——#1,623 (11)
2016#1,563 (105)#1,804 (13)——#2,182 (7)
2015#1,691 (92)#1,902 (12)——#1,816 (9)
2014#1,641 (94)#2,459 (8)——#1,565 (11)
2013#1,989 (69)#4,685 (3)——#1,380 (13)
2012#1,891 (76)#4,805 (3)——#1,781 (9)
2011#1,849 (76)#4,647 (3)——#1,268 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #915.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.
  • In 2025, 54% of US babies named Arden were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,200 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Arden is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,800 to 1 in 6,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arden by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #732WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #597MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #787MINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #429ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: #350CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #814CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #428CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #707TNNorth Carolina: #780NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #619OKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: #514MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #748GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #1,436FL
Arden (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Arden (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArdenCanadaGirls#96628
ArdenCanadaBoys#85930
ArdenEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
ArdenEngland & WalesBoys#71649
ArdenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ArdenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ArdenScotlandGirls—too few
ArdenScotlandBoys#6474
ArdenUSGirls#975261
ArdenUSBoys#1,005225