Mostly girls · peaked in 2025
Eden name popularity since 1925
63,373 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Eden (82.7% girls, 17.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Eden is about 11 years old in 2026. Eden peaked in 2025 as the #70 name for girls, and it ranked #70 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 63,373
- Named Eden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #70
- for girls in 2025 (3,362 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 82.7% girls
- 52,434 girls · 10,939 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.46× its national share
Peak year is the year Eden made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Eden births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Eden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Eden became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 16,400 baby girls to 1 in 6,220.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Eden's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Eden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Eden in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 32 | 44 | #4,734 |
| 1950s | 145 | 37 | #2,492 |
| 1960s | 450 | 106 | #1,865 |
| 1970s | 675 | 121 | #1,575 |
| 1980s | 1,362 | 220 | #1,279 |
| 1990s | 3,484 | 434 | #657 |
| 2000s | 10,362 | 1,445 | #323 |
| 2010s | 19,711 | 4,630 | #156 |
| 2020–25 | 16,213 | 3,897 | #70 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
60.3% of babies named Eden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Eden is most popular
The index compares Eden'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 Eden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.46× | 1,262 |
| Nevada | 2.01× | 432 |
| Arizona | 1.80× | 1,407 |
| Idaho | 1.72× | 411 |
| Colorado | 1.46× | 1,084 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Eden and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Eden (this page) | 52,434 | 2025 |
| Edyn | 1,236 | 2016 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Eden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Eden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Eden (2025).
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