Aden
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #1,008 for boys in 2025, 224 births
Given to boys 97.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2006 · 1,408 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,854since 1880
Aden over time
Rank among boys' names. Aden has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #1,008 | 224 |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | #998 | 225 |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #835 | 291 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #813 | 306 |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | #678 | 393 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #665 | 396 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #614 | 443 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #509 | 555 |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | #497 | 583 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #440 | 702 |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | #370 | 871 |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | #335 | 1,003 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #309 | 1,111 |
| 2012 | #4,707 | 30 | #299 | 1,155 |
| 2011 | #4,807 | 29 | #289 | 1,212 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | #288 | 1,174 |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 | #253 | 1,375 |
| 2008 | #4,360 | 35 | #253 | 1,393 |
| 2007 | #3,786 | 42 | #265 | 1,315 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #244 | 1,408 |
| 2005 | #4,581 | 29 | #279 | 1,202 |
| 2004 | #3,689 | 39 | #305 | 1,035 |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | #321 | 922 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #465 | 516 |
| 2001 | #3,703 | 35 | #598 | 330 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | #873 | 181 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #1,100 | 121 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #1,347 | 88 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #1,599 | 63 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #1,801 | 48 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #1,689 | 53 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #2,347 | 32 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #2,174 | 35 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #2,606 | 26 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #2,780 | 23 |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,350 | 15 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | — | #2,891 | 17 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,019 | 28 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,270 | 13 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,676 | 17 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,207 | 23 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,030 | 14 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,110 | 25 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,048 | 25 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,134 | 22 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,063 | 23 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,637 | 15 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,062 | 9 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,311 | 13 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,030 | 15 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,249 | 7 | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,504 | 11 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,021 | 7 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,403 | 10 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,894 | 14 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,958 | 13 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,143 | 15 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,459 | 12 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
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| 1908 | — | — | ||
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| 1906 | — | — | ||
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| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
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| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Aden was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1902, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Aden is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#247 · 1 in 1,034
- Georgia#249 · 1 in 1,054
- South Carolina#287 · 1 in 1,325
- Tennessee#311 · 1 in 1,448
- Connecticut#317 · 1 in 1,762
Best ever in a state: #74 in Alaska, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #247 | 13 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Georgia | #249 | 51 | 1 in 1,054 |
| South Carolina | #287 | 16 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Tennessee | #311 | 25 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Connecticut | #317 | 8 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Illinois | #340 | 36 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Florida | #348 | 53 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Michigan | #353 | 27 | 1 in 1,768 |
| Missouri | #353 | 18 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Maryland | #355 | 15 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Louisiana | #359 | 15 | 1 in 1,637 |
| New York | #408 | 42 | 1 in 2,381 |
| Oklahoma | #412 | 11 | 1 in 1,843 |
| Oregon | #416 | 9 | 1 in 2,042 |
| Alabama | #418 | 11 | 1 in 2,100 |
| North Carolina | #428 | 22 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Colorado | #439 | 13 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Nebraska | #440 | 5 | 1 in 1,990 |
| Ohio | #453 | 23 | 1 in 2,579 |
| California | #459 | 79 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Texas | #464 | 67 | 1 in 2,764 |
| Pennsylvania | #470 | 20 | 1 in 2,961 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Iowa | #498 | 6 | 1 in 2,539 |
| Virginia | #500 | 14 | 1 in 2,972 |
| Washington | #519 | 13 | 1 in 2,849 |
| Minnesota | #549 | 9 | 1 in 3,110 |
| Indiana | #550 | 11 | 1 in 3,234 |
| Kentucky | #578 | 6 | 1 in 3,635 |
| Utah | #614 | 6 | 1 in 3,496 |
| Massachusetts | #639 | 6 | 1 in 4,906 |
| New Jersey | #663 | 9 | 1 in 4,614 |
| Arizona | #669 | 8 | 1 in 4,506 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Aden
- 10 spots since 2024 (#998 → #1,008)
- 343 spots since 2020 (#665 → #1,008)
- 638 spots since 2015 (#370 → #1,008)
- Biggest jump: 275 spots in 2001 (#873 → #598)
- Biggest drop: 163 spots in 2024 (#835 → #998)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #244 (1,408 births)
- Births halved by 2016, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 2000–2024
- Highest: 1 in 1,443 boys born in 2009 were named Aden (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,625 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #244 in 2006, was only 1 in 1,460 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 44.3% of all boys named Aden (9,677) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #745 (1880) | #858 |
| 1890s | 5 | #963 (1891) | #963 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,009 (1903) | #1,009 |
| 1910s | 96 | #1,740 (1911) | #2,164 |
| 1920s | 131 | #1,935 (1925) | #2,337 |
| 1930s | 104 | #1,872 (1936) | #2,260 |
| 1940s | 97 | #1,894 (1940) | #2,386 |
| 1950s | 83 | #2,033 (1959) | #2,868 |
| 1960s | 99 | #2,030 (1967) | #2,610 |
| 1970s | 172 | #1,794 (1970) | #2,525 |
| 1980s | 184 | #2,019 (1985) | #2,807 |
| 1990s | 544 | #1,100 (1999) | #1,915 |
| 2000s | 9,677 | #244 (2006) | #386 |
| 2010s | 8,809 | #288 (2010) | #395 |
| 2020s | 1,835 | #665 (2020) | #833 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Aden in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 84,382 of them was named Aden, which outranked 68.3% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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- #5,796Zoraya22
- #5,796Zuleyma22
- #5,985Aden21
- #5,985Aaima21
- #5,985Aayat21
- #5,985Adabelle21
- #6,186Aanika20
- #6,186Adair20
- #6,186Adelise20
Tied with 200 names at #5,985; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 2,703 of them was named Aden, which outranked 96.9% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).