Carden
The Story of Carden
As a girl name
American parents first put Carden on the record books as a girl name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 9 Cardens were born — ranking #11,598 that year. About 57% of every Carden on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Carden last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Carden on the record books as a boy name in 1998, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 28 Cardens were born — ranking #3,743 that year. About 49% of every Carden on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Carden ranks #6,321 for boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 439 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carden
Carden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 439 births in the dataset. Carden's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,743. Use the chart and map above to compare Carden'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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