Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Alden name popularity since 1925
16,735 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alden (5.7% girls, 94.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Alden is about 23 years old in 2026. Alden peaked in 2024 as the #576 name for boys, and it ranked #598 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,735
- Named Alden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #598
- for boys in 2025 (479 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.3% boys
- 947 girls · 15,788 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 7.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Alden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alden births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Alden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1937 and 1942, Alden's share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 8,080 to 1 in 12,300.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, it became 2× more common, from 1 in 19,600 baby boys to 1 in 9,750.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 832 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,290 | #558 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,049 | #592 |
| 1950s | 20 | 939 | #739 |
| 1960s | 0 | 720 | #843 |
| 1970s | 27 | 497 | #1,147 |
| 1980s | 93 | 800 | #984 |
| 1990s | 183 | 1,310 | #931 |
| 2000s | 283 | 2,277 | #769 |
| 2010s | 195 | 3,444 | #725 |
| 2020–25 | 140 | 2,630 | #598 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
33.2% of babies named Alden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Alden is most popular
The index compares Alden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 7.36× | 329 |
| Washington | 2.70× | 472 |
| Massachusetts | 2.66× | 662 |
| Minnesota | 2.12× | 405 |
| Virginia | 1.49× | 350 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alden (this page) | 15,788 | 2024 |
| Aldon | 1,356 | 1908 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alden (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data