unisex name

Auden

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,222

Auden is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 32% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 156 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2020, when 186 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 21,253 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Auden over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,300
'70 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Auden by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 12
1990s 80
2000s 507
2010s 1,300
2020s (to 2025) 989

How popular is Auden?

In 2025, Auden was given to 156 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Auden is used

United States #1,803 156 in 2025
England & Wales #1,990 16 in 2025
Canada #2,287 14 in 2024
France #6,434 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Auden

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Auden also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Auden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Auden

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Auden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Auden

How popular is the name Auden?

In 2025, Auden was given to 156 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Auden a girl's or a boy's name?

Auden is used for both girls and boys. About 32% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Auden?

Auden has 2 syllables.

When was Auden most popular?

Auden peaked in 2020, when 186 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Auden a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Auden currently ranks #1,803 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.