Ogden
Ogden is both a surname and a given name of English origin.
Meaning & Origin of Ogden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ogden is both a surname and a given name of English origin.
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The Story of Ogden
Ogden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 25 Ogdens were born — ranking #1,396 that year. As of 2026, Ogden ranks #7,404 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 819 Ogdens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ogden
Ogden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 819 births in the dataset. Ogden's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #930. Use the chart and map above to compare Ogden'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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