Aspen
Top 1000
About Aspen
Aspen is part of two groups of stylish and unique baby names: nature names and place-names. The name of a graceful tree in the poplar family with heart-shaped leaves so delicate they quiver in the gentlest breeze, Aspen is also the name of a trendy Colorado ski resort. Aspen started as a unisex name possibility but now is much more frequently worn by girls.
Aspen entered the popularity list in 1993 and peaked in 2022 when it rose to the Top 200 for girls. Now its popularity for baby girls is softening in the US, but increasing for boys, entering the male Top 1000 for the first time ever in 2024.
Pronounced AS-pen.
As of October 2026, Aspen ranked #266 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #195 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #444.
Editor's take: The name Aspen is a girl's name meaning "a poplar tree that quakes in the breeze".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #395 | 825 | 461.8 |
| 2015 | #372 | 879 | 492.4 |
| 2016 | #361 | 905 | 510.7 |
| 2017 | #329 | 999 | 578.6 |
| 2018 | #269 | 1,228 | 721.9 |
| 2019 | #252 | 1,285 | 765.6 |
| 2020 | #224 | 1,310 | 810.4 |
| 2021 | #199 | 1,502 | 915.4 |
| 2022 | #195 | 1,518 | 925.5 |
| 2023 | #215 | 1,393 | 868.1 |
| 2024 | #265 | 1,198 | 739.4 |
| 2025 | #266 | 1,179 | 733.5 |
World rankings
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Aspen on lists
Famous Aspens
- Aspen Miller
American voice actress
- Aspen K. Somers
American child actress
- Aspen Mansfield
Instagrammer
- Aspen Joy Dale
YouTuber from The Dale Tribe family vloggers
- Aspen Boulware
daughter of NFL player Michael Boulware
- Aspen Harmony Clark (b. 1995)
daughter of Bill Clark and Julie Aigner,Clark
- Aspen King Edmonds (b.2016)
daughter of former MLB player, Jim Edmonds and reality star Meghan King Edmonds
Aspen in pop culture
- Lady Aspen
Captain Husk's wife in the Mistmantle Chronicles
- Aspen Matthews
main character in Fathom comics by Michael Turner
- Aspen Bishop
character in "The Swap", a novel by Megan Shull
- Aspen Fairchild
character from Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"