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Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Mostly boys · English
Alden
“old, wise friend”
Say it AWL-denPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Alden.
US birth records for 2025 list 19 girls named Alden (rank #6,125) and 479 boys named Alden (rank #598).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 25 in 2024 to 19 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 494 in 2024 to 479 in 2025.
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How popular is Alden?
Girls · 2025#6,12519 recorded births
Boys · 2025#598479 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 598 | 479 |
| 2025 | Girls | 6,125 | 19 |
| 2024 | Boys | 576 | 494 |
| 2024 | Girls | 5,155 | 25 |
| 2023 | Boys | 640 | 431 |
| 2023 | Girls | 5,134 | 25 |
| 2022 | Boys | 627 | 445 |
| 2022 | Girls | 6,241 | 19 |
| 2021 | Boys | 676 | 394 |
| 2021 | Girls | 4,415 | 31 |
| 2020 | Boys | 672 | 387 |
| 2020 | Girls | 5,672 | 21 |
| 2019 | Boys | 623 | 435 |
| 2019 | Girls | 7,360 | 15 |
| 2018 | Boys | 638 | 411 |
| 2018 | Girls | 6,024 | 20 |
| 2017 | Boys | 634 | 409 |
| 2017 | Girls | 5,668 | 22 |
| 2016 | Boys | 660 | 392 |
| 2016 | Girls | 7,249 | 16 |
| 2015 | Boys | 725 | 340 |
| 2015 | Girls | 7,287 | 16 |
| 2014 | Boys | 714 | 337 |
| 2014 | Girls | 6,220 | 20 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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