Auden
Auden is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Auden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Auden is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Auden
As a girl name
Auden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 97 births, good for #2,018 nationwide. About 47% of every Auden on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Auden ranks #2,156 for girls with 88 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Auden as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 128 newborns named Auden — #1,373 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Auden on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Auden ranks #2,169 for boys with 68 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Auden
Auden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Auden's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,373. Use the chart and map above to compare Auden'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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