Given name & surname · also Latin
Arden
“one who is passionate and enthusiastic”·“from the valley of the eagles”
Arden is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is passionate and enthusiastic” and “from the valley of the eagles”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is passionate and enthusiastic” and “from the valley of the eagles”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,085
- 8,567 boys · 7,518 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 486 babies
- 2025
- 486
- #975 for girls · #1,005 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 40% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 261 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 975 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 300 in 2015. It also appeared in 225 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (36). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,804 as a first name in 2020; 1,995 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.
Arden’s family of names
Arden has a related form in Ardie. Arden has a related form in Ardena. Arden has a related form in Ardene.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 26
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Arden
- Arden ChoAmerican actress, singer, and modelborn 1985
- Arden MyrinAmerican actress and comedianborn 1973
- Arden L. Bement Jr.American metallurgical engineerborn 1932
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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