Names / Boy names
Alden
Current rank
#598
holding steady
All-time peak
#426
in 1911
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
19,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #426 in 1911 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Alden first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1911, at #426 nationally. Today it sits at #598 and is holding steady. Across all years, more than 19,100 children have been named this.