Alden: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “old friend”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- AWL-dən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (95% of all uses)
From an English surname and place name, usually derived from Old English eald meaning old and wine meaning friend. It is also sometimes linked with Aldwin in later use.
How popular is Alden?
Babies named Alden in 2024517
2024 rank#576 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188018,672
Alden is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Alden
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Alden questions
What does the name Alden mean?
Alden means "old friend". It comes from English. From an English surname and place name, usually derived from Old English eald meaning old and wine meaning friend. It is also sometimes linked with Aldwin in later use.
Is Alden a boy or girl name?
Alden is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Alden?
517 US babies were named Alden in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Alden?
Alden is usually pronounced AWL-dən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.