Aspen

Aspen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“aspen tree”
Origin
English
Say it
ASS-pen · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (90% of all uses)

From the English tree name, ultimately from Old English æspe. It is a modern given name taken directly from nature.

How popular is Aspen?

2024430 per million US babies
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Babies named Aspen in 20241,431

2024 rank#265 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188026,289

Aspen is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aspen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aspynmodern spelling of Aspen · American (modern coinage)
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Aspen questions

What does the name Aspen mean?

Aspen means "aspen tree". It comes from English. From the English tree name, ultimately from Old English æspe. It is a modern given name taken directly from nature.

Is Aspen a boy or girl name?

Aspen is mainly a girl's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aspen?

1,431 US babies were named Aspen in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Aspen?

Aspen is usually pronounced ASS-pen.

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.