Names / Unisex names
Auden
Current rank
#1,794
and easing
All-time peak
#1,368
in 2020
First recorded
1975
in U.S. data
Children named
2,800
since 1975
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,368 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Old friend (Old English). It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1975. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 2020, at #1,368 nationally. Over 2,800 have carried it since records began.