Given name & surname · also English
Aspen
“from the aspen tree”
Aspen is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the aspen tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the aspen tree.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and American naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aspen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27,736
- 3,010 boys · 24,726 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,734 babies
- 2025
- 1,435
- #266 for girls · #920 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 13% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,179 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 266 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 256 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (102). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 16,836 as a first name in 2020; 371 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.
Aspen’s family of names
Aspen has a related form in Aspyn. Aspen has a related form in Aspin. Aspen has a related form in Aspan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aspynvariant
- Aspennlikely variant
- Aspinvariant
- Aspanvariant
- Aspunvariant
- Asponvariant
- Aspynevariant
- Aspynavariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aspen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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