Unisex name · since 1881
Arden
8,567 babies named Arden in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,005 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,567
- born since 1881
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arden is the #1005 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 8,567 recorded since 1881.
Arden has 8,567 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1005 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #1,320 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,005 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,567 born since 1881
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arden ranks #1,320 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,005 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,567 born since 1881, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,005 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,567
- born since 1881
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arden's 8,567 recorded births place it above 97.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.
How Arden compares
8,567 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arden's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,567 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 244 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arden's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 244, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 244
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Arden popularity over time - girls
7,518 total births recorded since 1914 (Arden as girls' name)
Arden by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,266 births, 15% of the file).
1930s was Arden's strongest decade.
1,266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Arden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 41
1890s
41 births
- 1900s 66
1900s
66 births
- 1910s
1910s
681 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,159 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,266 births
- 1940s
1940s
981 births
- 1950s
1950s
688 births
- 1960s 402
1960s
402 births
- 1970s 224
1970s
224 births
- 1980s 176
1980s
176 births
- 1990s 221
1990s
221 births
- 2000s
2000s
538 births
- 2010s
2010s
942 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,167 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,266 births (15% of all-time use).
How Arden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arden's total volume
Arden by state
Where Arden concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 455 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 437 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 431 | 5.0% |
| #4 | California | | 423 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 420 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 324 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 259 | 3.0% |
| #8 | West Virginia | | 190 | 2.2% |
455 of 8,567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Arden appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arden's data
- Arden's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (1,266 total births) through the 2020s (1,167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Wisconsin records the most Ardens (455 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arden draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.