Eden
Eden was the 70th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,362 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 86 places. More babies were named Eden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning the Garden of Eden · Hebrew
Say it EE-duhn /ˈidən/
- Rank in 2025
- #70 girls, up 59 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,362girls
- Girls and boys
- 81% girls, 19% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20253,362 babies
- Total since 1880
- 63,400babies recorded
What does the name Eden mean?
Eden is the garden in which Genesis places the first humans. Wiktionary's Hebrew entry gives two proposals for the word: a borrowing from an Akkadian word for 'steppe, plain', itself from Sumerian, or a Semitic root meaning a place to remain or dwell. Popular books often connect it with a Hebrew word for 'delight', which is a later association. Wiktionary also records Eden as an English surname and a medieval pet form of Old English names beginning with ead, 'riches'. As a first name it is used for girls and boys.
עֵדֶן (Biblical Hebrew, “Eden”)edinu (Akkadian, “steppe, plain (proposed source)”)
How sure is this? Probable. The name clearly refers to the biblical garden; the meaning of the Hebrew word itself is uncertain.
Other explanations you may read: Means 'delight' or 'pleasure'.
See also: Hebrew names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'עדן', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 2:8, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
Eden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #70 | #544 | 3,362 | 551 |
| 2020 | #129 | #491 | 2,039 | 596 |
| 2010 | #179 | #911 | 1,725 | 222 |
| 2000 | #521 | #1,688 | 505 | 68 |
| 1990 | #697 | #2,229 | 305 | 32 |
| 1980 | #1,813 | #3,145 | 60 | 14 |
| 1970 | #1,261 | #3,606 | 88 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,388 | #2,929 | 25 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,896 | — | 6 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,482 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Eden, counting every spelling?
Eden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #88 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #70 for Eden on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,410 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | 3,362 | #70 | 14,174 |
| Edyn | 41 | #3,659 | 276 |
| Edynn | 7 | #12,257 | 41 |
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 Eden?
3,362 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eden (0.93 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eden 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 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eden?
About 51,900 people born in the US named Eden are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Eden 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.
Eden by state
How common Eden was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (3.7×), Hawaii (3.0×), South Dakota (2.9×), Montana (2.9×), Alaska (2.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Massachusetts, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eden: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eden, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eden · Sibling names for Eden
Questions about the name Eden
What does Eden mean?
Eden means “the Garden of Eden” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Eden?
Eden was the 70th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,362 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 86 places. More babies were named Eden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 81% girls, 19% boys given the name Eden in the US.
Where is Eden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eden was most common in North Dakota (6.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and South Dakota.