Arden
Arden is a unisex given name and an English surname of locational origin. It is derived from three places thus called in the United Kingdom: in Yorkshire North Riding, Cheshire, or the Forest of Arden in Warwickshire. This last Arden family from Warwickshire is one of only three that can trace their ancestry back to before 1066.
Meaning & Origin of Arden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arden is a unisex given name and an English surname of locational origin. It is derived from three places thus called in the United Kingdom: in Yorkshire North Riding, Cheshire, or the Forest of Arden in Warwickshire. This last Arden family from Warwickshire is one of only three that can trace their ancestry back to before 1066.
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The Story of Arden
As a girl name
Arden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 300 Ardens were born — ranking #914 that year. As of 2026, Arden ranks #1,039 for girls with 240 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 8K Ardens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 248 Ardens were born — ranking #929 that year. As of 2026, Arden ranks #929 for boys with 248 births, rising sharply (+56% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Ardens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Arden
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Arden L. Bement Jr. (born 1932), American engineer and scientist
- Arden Cho (born 1985), American actress, singer, and model
- Arden Eddie (born 1947), Canadian baseball player, team owner, and manager
- Arden Hayes (born 2008), American child prodigy
- Arden Haynes , Canadian businessman
- Arden Hilliard (1904–1976), member of the Hypocrites' Club at Oxford University
- Arden Jones (born 2001), Californian rapper
- Arden Key (born 1996), American football player
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Names that sound like Arden
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About the name Arden
Arden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Arden's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #466. Use the chart and map above to compare Arden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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