Alden

English

"old, wise friend"

Alden Origin and Meaning

The name Alden is a boy's name of English origin meaning "old, wise friend".

Hot young actor Alden Ehrenreich, the new Han Solo, gives this formerly-stodgy surname name an attractive new image, making it a fresh successor to Aiden or Holden. Before it got this fresh shine, Alden was among the classic Thanksgiving baby names.

Alden Rank in US Top 1000

# 576 in the US

Alden Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 132 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alden

• 576 US 2024
• 132 Nameberry 2025
• 475 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Alden

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Famous People Named Alden

• Alden Caleb Ehrenreich American actor
• Alden Winship "Tom" Clausen American former president of the World Bank
• Alden McNee McLaughlin Premier of the Cayman Islands
• Alden Carter American novelist
• Alden B. Dow American architect
• Alden Richards stage name of Richard Reyes Faulkerson, Jr., Filipino actor and TV personality of duo AlDub
• Alden Jenks American composer
• Alden G. Barber 5th Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America
• Alden Carlson Mason American painter
• Alden Albert Nowlan Canadian poet
• Alden John Bell Bishop of Sacramento, California
• Alden Partridge American military education pioneer
• Alden Presley Osborn (b. 2019) son of actress Angelique Cabral

The name Alden in Pop Culture

• Alden Jones character on animated series "Braceface"
• Alden Pyle character in film "The Quiet American"
• Alden Vacker character in Shannon Messenger's series "Keeper of the Lost Cities"
• Kieran Alden character in the "Sky Chasers" book series by Amy Kathleen Ryan
• Rev. Robert Alden Church Minister in Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" series