Aspen
Aspen was the 266th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,179 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 196th with 1,518 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 106 places. More babies were named Aspen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning aspen (the tree) · English
Say it AS-puhn /ˈæspən/
- Rank in 2025
- #266 girls, down 42 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,179girls
- Girls and boys
- 86% girls, 14% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20221,518 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,736babies recorded
What does the name Aspen mean?
Aspen is the name of a tree of the poplar family; Wiktionary records it as a girl's name of modern usage taken from the tree, and Wikipedia lists it as a given name and surname. The word goes back to Old English aespe. The Colorado ski town of Aspen, named after its aspen trees as Wiktionary notes, adds to the name's image.
æspe (Old English, “aspen tree”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Aspyn.
See also: English names, names that mean tree.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aspen', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Aspen (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Aspen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #266 | #920 | 1,179 | 256 |
| 2020 | #224 | #1,149 | 1,310 | 169 |
| 2010 | #600 | #2,287 | 488 | 56 |
| 2000 | #570 | #2,199 | 455 | 45 |
| 1990 | #2,012 | #5,873 | 67 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,327 | — | 25 | — |
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How popular is Aspen, counting every spelling?
Aspen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #230 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #266 for Aspen on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,500 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen | 1,179 | #266 | 6,798 |
| Aspyn | 309 | #869 | 1,554 |
| Aspynn | 12 | #8,424 | 82 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aspen?
1,179 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aspen (0.33 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aspen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aspen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aspen?
About 24,500 people born in the US named Aspen are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 21. That makes Aspen a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aspen by state
How common Aspen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wyoming (8.7×), Montana (6.1×), Idaho (5.1×), North Dakota (4.7×), Alaska (4.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aspen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aspen, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aspen · Sibling names for Aspen
Questions about the name Aspen
What does Aspen mean?
Aspen means “aspen (the tree)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aspen?
Aspen was the 266th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,179 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 196th with 1,518 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 106 places. More babies were named Aspen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Aspen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 86% girls, 14% boys given the name Aspen in the US.
Where is Aspen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aspen was most common in Wyoming (7.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Montana and Idaho.