Auden
About Auden
The poetic, soft-spoken Auden has recently started to be considered as a first name option, used for both sexes, appreciated for its pleasing sound as well as its link to the distinguished modern Anglo-American poet W.H. Auden.
Pronounced AW-den.
As of October 2026, Auden ranked #1794 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1373 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #761.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,609 | 97 | 50.5 |
| 2015 | #1,719 | 90 | 47 |
| 2016 | #1,577 | 104 | 54.8 |
| 2017 | #1,645 | 96 | 51.9 |
| 2018 | #1,591 | 104 | 57.3 |
| 2019 | #1,479 | 116 | 64.7 |
| 2020 | #1,373 | 128 | 74.2 |
| 2021 | #1,632 | 103 | 58.9 |
| 2022 | #1,804 | 90 | 51.5 |
| 2023 | #1,939 | 80 | 46.8 |
| 2024 | #1,890 | 84 | 48.8 |
| 2025 | #1,794 | 89 | 52.1 |
World rankings
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Auden on lists
Famous Audens
- Auden Schendler
American climate activist and businessman
- Auden McCaw (b. 2000)
son of model Amber Valletta and volleyball player Chip McCaw
- Auden James Ellis Grammer (b.2016)
son of actor Kelsey Grammer
- Wystan Hugh Auden
English poet
- Hal Auden Cumberbatch (b. 2017)
son of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter
Auden in pop culture
- Auden
a lingerie brand sold at Target
- Auden Scott
the son of Hardin Scott and Tessa Young in The After Series by Anna Todd