Given name & surname
Aberdeen
“a woman from a city in northeast Scotland”
Aberdeen is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “a woman from a city in northeast Scotland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “a woman from a city in northeast Scotland.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aberdeen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 272
- 0 boys · 272 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,890 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,890 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 248 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aberdeen’s family of names
Aberdeen has a related form in Aberdean. Aberdeen has a related form in Aberdeana. Aberdeen has a related form in Aberdeane.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aberdynavariant
- Aberdynvariant
- Aberdynevariant
- Aberdeanavariant
- Aberdeanvariant
- Aberdeanevariant
- Aberdeeniavariant
- Aberdeenahvariant
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