Alden is a boy's name of English origin meaning “old friend.” In 2024 it was given to 492 boys in the United States.
Alden belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “old friend” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Alden first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #426 in 1911, and in 2024 492 babies received the name — 17,739 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alden means “old friend” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alden is a boy name. In 2024, 492 babies received the name in the US.
Alden comes from the English & American tradition.
Alden first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #426 in 1911, and 492 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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