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Callum
Scottish form of Columba, Latin
“dove”
Unisex · English
Arden
“valley of the eagle; high”
Say it AHR-denPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Arden.
Arden, the name of the magical forest in Shakespeare's As You Like It, is a stylish A name with a strong, straightforward image. Another reason to love Arden: its similarity to "ardent." Arden is solidly unisex, with the current gender distribution running about 49 percent girls and 51 percent boys.
A locational surname name deriving from several places in England, there are multiple legitimate derivations for this name. One is from Old English earn "eagle" + denu "valley", while another is from the Celtic ard meaning "high".
Arden is more familiar as a surname, as in cosmetics entrepreneur Elizabeth and actress Eve, and the narrative poem by Tennyson, Enoch Arden, along with Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden.
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How popular is Arden?
Girls · 2025#975261 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1,005225 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 1,005 | 225 |
| 2025 | Girls | 975 | 261 |
| 2024 | Boys | 942 | 244 |
| 2024 | Girls | 1,041 | 241 |
| 2023 | Boys | 1,020 | 214 |
| 2023 | Girls | 1,046 | 241 |
| 2022 | Boys | 1,255 | 155 |
| 2022 | Girls | 1,056 | 241 |
| 2021 | Boys | 1,200 | 161 |
| 2021 | Girls | 1,091 | 227 |
| 2020 | Boys | 1,153 | 168 |
| 2020 | Girls | 1,055 | 236 |
| 2019 | Boys | 1,381 | 129 |
| 2019 | Girls | 951 | 278 |
| 2018 | Boys | 1,408 | 124 |
| 2018 | Girls | 964 | 274 |
| 2017 | Boys | 1,421 | 122 |
| 2017 | Girls | 1,102 | 229 |
| 2016 | Boys | 1,564 | 105 |
| 2016 | Girls | 976 | 275 |
| 2015 | Boys | 1,692 | 92 |
| 2015 | Girls | 918 | 300 |
| 2014 | Boys | 1,642 | 94 |
| 2014 | Girls | 1,058 | 245 |
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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Variations & related forms
ArddunArdeenArdeenaArdenaArdeneArdeniaArdiArdinArdinaArdineArdisArdon
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