Alden is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Alden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #598 among boys (479) and #6,125 among girls (19) — overall #1,173 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 498 | 498 | #6,125 | #598 |
| 2024 | 519 | 519 | #5,155 | #576 |
| 2023 | 456 | 456 | #5,134 | #640 |
| 2022 | 464 | 464 | #6,241 | #627 |
| 2021 | 425 | 425 | #4,415 | #676 |
| 2020 | 408 | 408 | #5,672 | #672 |
| 2019 | 450 | 450 | #7,360 | #623 |
| 2018 | 431 | 431 | #6,024 | #638 |
| 2017 | 431 | 431 | #5,668 | #634 |
| 2016 | 408 | 408 | #7,249 | #660 |
| 2015 | 356 | 356 | #7,287 | #725 |
| 2014 | 357 | 357 | #6,220 | #714 |
| 2013 | 350 | 350 | #6,475 | #709 |
| 2012 | 320 | 320 | #5,259 | #772 |
| 2011 | 260 | 260 | #7,454 | #864 |
| 2010 | 276 | 276 | #5,423 | #841 |
| 2009 | 261 | 261 | #6,818 | #868 |
| 2008 | 250 | 250 | #5,148 | #920 |
| 2007 | 303 | 303 | #5,103 | #786 |
| 2006 | 280 | 280 | #4,580 | #816 |
| 2005 | 281 | 281 | #5,442 | #769 |
| 2004 | 298 | 298 | #3,566 | #735 |
| 2003 | 288 | 288 | #3,734 | #729 |
| 2002 | 203 | 203 | #4,775 | #906 |
| 2001 | 184 | 184 | #4,695 | #968 |
| 2000 | 212 | 212 | #4,531 | #857 |
| 1999 | 171 | 171 | #4,204 | #985 |
| 1998 | 221 | 221 | #4,367 | #783 |
| 1997 | 159 | — | #5,882 | #941 |
| 1996 | 161 | — | #5,284 | #914 |
| 1995 | 159 | — | #5,446 | #931 |
| 1994 | 134 | — | #5,259 | #1,030 |
| 1993 | 122 | — | #4,526 | #1,129 |
| 1992 | 134 | — | #5,277 | #1,010 |
| 1991 | 104 | — | #6,596 | #1,155 |
| 1990 | 128 | — | #8,513 | #949 |
| 1989 | 103 | — | #6,966 | #1,102 |
| 1988 | 113 | — | #4,498 | #1,003 |
| 1987 | 90 | — | #9,858 | #1,040 |
| 1986 | 98 | — | #9,567 | #954 |
| 1985 | 99 | — | #5,356 | #984 |
| 1984 | 93 | — | #4,972 | #1,001 |
| 1983 | 77 | — | #6,720 | #1,075 |
| 1982 | 91 | — | #8,241 | #981 |
| 1981 | 72 | — | #7,417 | #1,143 |
| 1980 | 57 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1979 | 63 | — | #9,030 | #1,206 |
| 1978 | 58 | — | #9,775 | #1,229 |
| 1977 | 56 | — | #6,901 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 43 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1975 | 62 | — | #6,495 | #1,147 |
| 1974 | 44 | — | — | #1,270 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1972 | 44 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1971 | 48 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1970 | 59 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1969 | 72 | — | — | #900 |
| 1968 | 53 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1967 | 62 | — | — | #915 |
| 1966 | 66 | — | — | #888 |
| 1965 | 76 | — | — | #843 |
| 1964 | 76 | — | — | #875 |
| 1963 | 84 | — | — | #825 |
| 1962 | 60 | — | — | #985 |
| 1961 | 85 | — | — | #833 |
| 1960 | 86 | — | — | #821 |
| 1959 | 92 | — | — | #797 |
| 1958 | 86 | — | — | #807 |
| 1957 | 87 | — | — | #803 |
| 1956 | 119 | — | #4,168 | #705 |
| 1955 | 103 | — | #5,214 | #739 |
| 1954 | 86 | — | — | #768 |
| 1953 | 103 | — | #5,680 | #722 |
| 1952 | 95 | — | — | #721 |
| 1951 | 99 | — | — | #699 |
| 1950 | 89 | — | — | #726 |
| 1949 | 83 | — | — | #754 |
| 1948 | 96 | — | — | #683 |
| 1947 | 124 | — | — | #611 |
| 1946 | 79 | — | — | #738 |
| 1945 | 105 | — | — | #592 |
| 1944 | 105 | — | — | #598 |
| 1943 | 126 | — | — | #565 |
| 1942 | 112 | — | — | #587 |
| 1941 | 103 | — | — | #584 |
| 1940 | 116 | — | — | #545 |
| 1939 | 117 | — | — | #530 |
| 1938 | 119 | — | — | #535 |
| 1937 | 132 | — | — | #499 |
| 1936 | 126 | — | #3,703 | #514 |
| 1935 | 106 | — | — | #558 |
| 1934 | 144 | — | — | #471 |
| 1933 | 114 | — | — | #532 |
| 1932 | 158 | — | — | #448 |
| 1931 | 134 | — | — | #497 |
| 1930 | 146 | — | — | #490 |
| 1929 | 164 | — | — | #459 |
| 1928 | 171 | — | — | #464 |
| 1927 | 141 | — | — | #512 |
| 1926 | 183 | — | — | #450 |
| 1925 | 173 | — | — | #458 |
| 1924 | 188 | — | #5,081 | #451 |
| 1923 | 176 | — | — | #461 |
| 1922 | 184 | — | — | #453 |
| 1921 | 193 | — | — | #442 |
| 1920 | 180 | — | — | #450 |
| 1919 | 167 | — | — | #454 |
| 1918 | 181 | — | — | #443 |
| 1917 | 166 | — | — | #438 |
| 1916 | 174 | — | — | #427 |
| 1915 | 155 | — | — | #436 |
| 1914 | 113 | — | — | #450 |
| 1913 | 93 | — | — | #445 |
| 1912 | 79 | — | — | #439 |
| 1911 | 46 | — | — | #426 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #861 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #840 |
| 1908 | 28 | — | — | #463 |
| 1907 | 24 | — | — | #472 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | — | #640 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | — | #526 |
| 1904 | 18 | — | — | #516 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #699 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #746 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | — | #683 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #699 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #715 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | — | #507 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #726 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #722 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #795 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | — | #788 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | — | #748 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #638 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #629 |
| 1889 | 10 | — | — | #630 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #919 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #752 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #696 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #939 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #849 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #528 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #692 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #782 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | — | #641 |