Given name & surname
Louden
“one who is enthusiastic”
Louden is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is enthusiastic.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is enthusiastic.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Louden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 572
- 572 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,043 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,043 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 31 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 519 as a first name in 2020; 3,417 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.
Louden’s family of names
Louden has a related form in Loudan. Louden has a related form in Loudon. Louden has a related form in Loudun.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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