Aden — #997 US boys' name
21,624 babies named Aden in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 93% of names given to boys today.
45% of everyone ever named Aden was born in this single decade.
1,407 babies were named Aden in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aden
The Social Security Administration has registered 21,624 babies named Aden between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aden currently holds the #997 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 1,407 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 9,675 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Aden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,195 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Aden in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21,624 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Aden at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Aden popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,407
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #997 among boys.
21,624 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 1,407 births in a single year.
Aden popularity over time — girls
653 total births recorded since 1987 (Aden as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Aden accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Aden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 9,675 births that decade — 45% of Aden's all-time total
Aden decade highlights
- Peak decade 9,675 births
- Runner-up 8,807 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Aden's strongest decade
9,675 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
Aden by state
Where Aden concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,195 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,014 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,207 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,142 | 5.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,076 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 820 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 751 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 736 | 3.4% |
2,195 of 21,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.2% of nationwide
- Texas 9.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.6% of nationwide
- Florida 5.3% of nationwide
- New York 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Aden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.