Meaning & origin
What it means
Olden is a form of Alden. Alden is built from elements meaning “old” and “friend”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Olden is a form of Alden. Alden comes from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 514
- 514 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 198 as a first name in 2020; 1,868 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.
Olden’s family of names
In English usage, Olden as a surname has a related form in Alden.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Olden, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Olen
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>99% boys
Olan
“the last of the ancestors”
>99% boys
Elden
“an old friend”
>99% boys
Albin
“from the white hill white-” · “from the white hill; whiteskinned”
>99% boys
Oran
“surrounded by light” · “a pale-skinned man”
>99% boys
Odie
“a sweet melody” · “one who is wealthy”
>99% boys
Odell
“a sweet melody” · “one who is wealthy”
98% boys · 2% girls
Olin
“filled with happiness”
>99% boys