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Eden

Eden: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“delight, paradise”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
EE-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (83% of all uses)

From the biblical place name Eden, from Hebrew 'eden meaning 'delight' or 'pleasure.' In English it is used for both girls and boys.

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How popular is Eden?

20241,134 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Eden in 20243,774

2024 rank#72 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188059,437

Eden is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Eden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew

Eden questions

What does the name Eden mean?

Eden means "delight, paradise". It comes from Hebrew. From the biblical place name Eden, from Hebrew 'eden meaning 'delight' or 'pleasure.' In English it is used for both girls and boys.

Is Eden a boy or girl name?

Eden is mainly a girl's name in US records (83% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Eden?

3,774 US babies were named Eden in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Eden?

Eden is usually pronounced EE-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.