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Meaning

The name Alden has the following meaning:

Old friend. Aidan would be a more popular alternative but if you want to stand out from the crowd, give "Alden" some consideration.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Alden is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 785 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Alden rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 48 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 869 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Alden in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Alden is pronounced as al-dun

Origins

Alden originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Alden and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Alden: Boys - Anderson, Arlington, Brock, Carnell, Chad, Chadwick, Dallin, Dalton, Dixon, Edwin, Eldon, Green, Jalen, Jennings, Linton, Newton, Porter, Royce, Scott, Webster, Girls - Belinda, Chyna, Elberta, Juliet, Kendra, Kinsey, Marni, Miracle, Olive, Both genders - Bailee, Clifford, Kenneth, Shelley, Trinidad

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Alden: Aldan, Aldin, Aldon, Aldun, Aldwin, Aldwyn, Aldwynn, Aldyn, Elden, Eldin, Eldwin, Eldwyn, Eldwynn

Style

We think the name Alden should fall under the following style category: Ending with N.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Alden to be: Smart and an effective team player

In one word, you might describe Alden as a(n) "smart" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Alden (or its variants) are:

Howard Alden, born on 17 October, a famous guitarist. Howard Alden's background: An American jazz guitarist born in Newport Beach, California. He has recorded a long series of albums for Concord Records. His performances were dubbed over Sean Penn as 'Emmet Ray' in the 1999 Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown. Howard has produced several albums with George Van Eps.

Mary Alden, born on 18 June, a famous actress. Mary Alden's background: A motion picture actress and performer on the Broadway stage from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her full name was Mary Maguire Alden. She spent five years on the Broadway stage before coming to California. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood.
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