girl's name
Aberdeen
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 289
Aberdeen is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Aberdeen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 17 |
| 2010s | 154 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 83 |
How popular is Aberdeen?
In 2025, Aberdeen was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aberdeen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aberdeen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aberdeen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aberdeen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aberdeen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aberdeen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aberdeen
How popular is the name Aberdeen?
In 2025, Aberdeen was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aberdeen a girl's or a boy's name?
Aberdeen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Aberdeen?
Aberdeen has 3 syllables.
When was Aberdeen most popular?
Aberdeen peaked in 2017, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aberdeen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aberdeen currently ranks #7,895 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.