Alden

“Old friend” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #598 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Alden has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #426 (1911) · 18,221 babies named Alden all-time · 1 in 3,600 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aldens

Alden Ehrenreich — American actor
Alden Sanborn — American rower (1899-1991)
Alden Richards — Filipino actor and television personality
Alden W. Clausen — American businessman, President of the World Bank, 1981-1986
Alden McLaughlin — Caymanian politician

In stories & tradition

Alden — The Walking Dead
Alden Parker — NCIS

What Aldens become

Among 112 notable people named Alden:

Artists & writers appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alden B. Dow, American architect (1904-1983).

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