Eden Boy & girl
How popular is Eden?
#70 girl name in 2025
3,362 baby girls were named Eden in the US in 2025, making it the 70th most popular girl name. Another 551 boys got the name (#544 for boys).
Eden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #70 for girls (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,362 girls, 551 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #156 in 2015, #129 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (3,362 girls) |
| Highest rank | #70 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1943 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 21% boys, 79% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eden family of names ranked #93 for girls in 2025 (#104 the year before), with 3,410 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eden | 3,362 | 99% |
| Edyn | 41 | 1% |
| Edynn | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Eden is most popular
Babies named Eden per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Dakota: 6.4 per 1,000 (84 girls)
- Hawaii: 5.3 per 1,000 (61 girls)
- South Dakota: 5.1 per 1,000 (73 girls)
- Montana: 5.0 per 1,000 (68 girls)
- Alaska: 4.6 per 1,000 (40 girls)
Eden by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 32 | #2,879 |
| 1950s | 145 | #2,190 |
| 1960s | 450 | #1,267 |
| 1970s | 675 | #1,259 |
| 1980s | 1,362 | #669 |
| 1990s | 3,484 | #516 |
| 2000s | 10,362 | #206 |
| 2010s | 19,711 | #139 |
| 2020s | 16,213 | #70 |
Girl names about as popular as Eden
Questions
- Is Eden a boy or girl name?
- Eden is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 21% of babies named Eden were boys and 79% were girls.
- How popular is the name Eden?
- 3,362 baby girls were named Eden in the US in 2025, making it the 70th most popular girl name. Another 551 boys got the name (#544 for boys).
- When was Eden most popular?
- Eden peaked in 2025, when 3,362 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #70 in 2025.
- How many people are named Eden?
- 63,400 babies have been named Eden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 62,770 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Eden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eden was most common in North Dakota, at 6.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.