Unisex — 47% girls#1,184 of boy names
Arden
Pronounced AA1 R D AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 144 years in use
How popular is Arden?
Arden is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 15,593 children — the 1,184th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 242 children were given it.
Roughly 47% of children named Arden are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA1 R D AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Arden
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Arden
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Arden?
- Arden ranks 1,184th among boys' names in US records, with 15,593 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,512.
- Is Arden a unisex name?
- Yes. About 47% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Arden most popular?
- 2024, when 242 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.