Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Eden

Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #70 Trend ↑ Rising 65%

Eden, as a given name is most often given in reference to the Biblical Garden of Eden, meaning delight; it is given to boys and girls.

Rank 2025
#70
among girls · ↑1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,913
named Eden · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 478
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
3,913 babies
All-time total
63,400
#570 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Eden popularity over time

63,400 babies have been named Eden since 1917, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 7 7 1 – –
1920s – 20 20 2 +186% –
1930s – 5 5 1 -75% –
1940s 32 44 76 8 +1420% #2,920
1950s 145 37 182 18 +139% #2,204
1960s 450 106 556 56 +205% #1,272
1970s 675 121 796 80 +43% #1,261
1980s 1,362 220 1,582 158 +99% #672
1990s 3,484 434 3,918 392 +148% #516
2000s 10,362 1,445 11,807 1,181 +201% #206
2010s 19,711 4,630 24,341 2,434 +106% #139
2020s (to 2025) 16,213 3,897 20,110 3,352 +38% #70

Where Eden is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 3,646 2.27 #63
2027 3,906 2.43 #58
2028 4,142 2.58 #51
2029 4,354 2.71 #49
2030 4,542 2.83 #48

Where Eden is most popular

Girls named Eden per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.75 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Hawaii, and South Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Eden born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 84 6.39 +266%
Hawaii 61 5.32 +205%
South Dakota 73 5.11 +193%
Montana 68 5.02 +188%
Alaska 40 4.65 +166%
Arkansas 224 4.24 +143%
Idaho 139 4.15 +138%
West Virginia 99 3.78 +116%
Utah 311 3.74 +114%
Wyoming 15 3.52 +101%
Kentucky 299 3.50 +100%
Nebraska 118 3.28 +88%
Indiana 459 3.27 +87%
Mississippi 152 3.25 +86%
Oklahoma 228 3.10 +77%
Tennessee 482 3.04 +74%
Wisconsin 307 2.98 +71%
Louisiana 259 2.96 +69%
Minnesota 318 2.95 +69%
Kansas 168 2.91 +67%
South Carolina 253 2.81 +61%
Iowa 164 2.81 +61%
Maine 43 2.78 +59%
Oregon 178 2.73 +56%
Missouri 329 2.73 +56%
North Carolina 612 2.69 +54%
Alabama 252 2.68 +54%
Colorado 280 2.51 +44%
New Mexico 61 2.51 +44%
New Hampshire 45 2.44 +40%
Ohio 555 2.34 +34%
Michigan 418 2.29 +31%
Virginia 389 2.28 +31%
Maryland 241 2.27 +30%
Washington 328 2.27 +30%
Georgia 504 2.22 +27%
Delaware 25 2.20 +26%
Pennsylvania 488 2.06 +18%
Nevada 89 1.92 +10%
Arizona 267 1.90 +9%
Illinois 433 1.89 +8%
Florida 766 1.79 ≈ national
Texas 1,358 1.69 ≈ national
District of Columbia 20 1.69 ≈ national
Connecticut 98 1.68 ≈ national
Vermont 7 1.44 -17%
Rhode Island 18 1.44 -18%
New York 545 1.38 -21%
California 1,107 1.32 -25%
Massachusetts 157 1.30 -26%
New Jersey 197 1.09 -38%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eden

Eden is a top-100 name for girls in the United States, ranked #70 in 2025 with 3,362 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 63,400 American babies have been named Eden, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 3,913 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eden stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eden?

The median living Eden is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 63 thousand people named Eden are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eden year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 3,362 #70 551 #544
2024 3,136 #71 663 #466
2023 2,960 #77 709 #440
2022 2,397 #116 787 #409
2021 2,319 #121 591 #497
2020 2,039 #129 596 #491
2019 1,965 #145 635 #468
2018 1,917 #146 597 #488
2017 2,096 #139 590 #491
2016 2,090 #148 569 #520
2015 2,069 #156 573 #505
2014 2,138 #150 450 #601
2013 2,044 #158 383 #641
2012 1,937 #161 349 #677
2011 1,730 #181 262 #828
2010 1,725 #179 222 #911
2009 1,571 #206 231 #898
2008 1,483 #229 233 #895
2007 1,366 #255 186 #1,022
2006 1,029 #318 171 #1,050
2005 1,001 #323 135 #1,184
2004 941 #340 140 #1,130
2003 904 #342 112 #1,271
2002 823 #364 93 #1,409
2001 739 #394 76 #1,576
2000 505 #521 68 #1,688
1995 325 #657 48 #1,815
1990 305 #697 32 #2,229
1985 105 #1,279 30 #1,930
1980 60 #1,813 14 #3,145
1975 63 #1,575 14 #2,794
1970 88 #1,261 8 #3,606
1965 38 #1,865 9 #2,850
1960 25 #2,388 9 #2,929
1955 20 #2,492 6 #3,611
1950 6 #4,896 – –
1945 5 #4,734 10 #2,291
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,482
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Eden

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eden Sher Eden Sher American actress (born 1991) Contemporary
  2. 2 Eden Alene Eden Alene Israeli singer (born 2000) Contemporary
  3. 3 Eden Ben Basat Eden Ben Basat Israeli footballer (born 1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eden, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eden?

The median living Eden is about 10 years old. Half of all living Edens are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Eden are alive today?

An estimated 63 thousand people named Eden are alive in the United States, based on 63,400 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eden mean?

Eden, as a given name is most often given in reference to the Biblical Garden of Eden, meaning delight; it is given to boys and girls.

How popular is the name Eden in 2025?

Eden ranked #70 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,362 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eden?

63,400 babies have been named Eden in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eden most popular?

Eden peaked in 2025, when 3,913 newborns received the name.

Is Eden a boy or girl name?

Eden is used for both: about 83% of babies named Eden have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Eden rising or falling?

Eden is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eden become more popular?

Eden is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 4,542 girls named Eden in 2030, which would rank around #48. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eden?

Well-known people named Eden include Eden Sher (actor), Eden Alene (singer), Eden Ben Basat (soccer player).

Names like Eden

Names that sound and feel close to Eden: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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