Eden
Hebrew eden, delight or pleasure, the name of the garden in Genesis. Scholars also connect it to an Akkadian word for a plain or steppe.
Eden in 2025
Eden was given to 3,913 babies in the United States in 2025 — 551 boys and 3,362 girls, making it the 149th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 847 babies born.
The history of Eden
Eden reached its highest point in 2025, when 3,913 babies were given the name, ranking 149th that year.
Across the 109 years of records since 1917, 63,400 babies have been named Eden. Half of them were born before 2015, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Eden by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eden | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 6,447 |
| 1920s | 20 | 5,990 |
| 1930s | 5 | 7,382 |
| 1940s | 76 | 3,777 |
| 1950s | 182 | 3,121 |
| 1960s | 556 | 1,910 |
| 1970s | 796 | 1,947 |
| 1980s | 1,582 | 1,152 |
| 1990s | 3,918 | 891 |
| 2000s | 11,807 | 395 |
| 2010s | 24,341 | 274 |
| 2020s | 20,110 | 149 |
Where Eden is heading
Eden has risen 48% over the past decade, from 2,642 babies in 2015 to 3,913 in 2025.
Names like Eden
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eden.