Auden
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Auden for girls#2584 US
A softly poetic surname name, associated with poet W.H., Auden is enjoying quiet but marked fashion status. It was chosen for his daughter by Noah Wyle and is definitely one to watch.
Pronounced AW-den.
As of October 2026, Auden ranked #1794 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1373 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #761.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,609 | 97 | #3,722 | 41 |
| 2015 | #1,719 | 90 | #2,778 | 63 |
| 2016 | #1,577 | 104 | #3,713 | 41 |
| 2017 | #1,645 | 96 | #3,199 | 50 |
| 2018 | #1,591 | 104 | #2,752 | 62 |
| 2019 | #1,479 | 116 | #2,819 | 59 |
| 2020 | #1,373 | 128 | #2,853 | 57 |
| 2021 | #1,632 | 103 | #3,444 | 45 |
| 2022 | #1,804 | 90 | #2,405 | 76 |
| 2023 | #1,939 | 80 | #2,020 | 97 |
| 2024 | #1,890 | 84 | #2,503 | 71 |
| 2025 | #1,794 | 89 | #2,584 | 67 |
World rankings
Auden for boys
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Famous Audens
- Auden SchendlerBoy
American climate activist and businessman
- Auden McCaw (b. 2000)Boy
son of model Amber Valletta and volleyball player Chip McCaw
- Auden James Ellis Grammer (b.2016)Boy
son of actor Kelsey Grammer
- Wystan Hugh AudenBoy
English poet
- Hal Auden Cumberbatch (b. 2017)Boy
son of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter
- Auden Wyle (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of Noah Wyle
- Auden Aiken (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of soccer player and author Mo Isom and Jeremiah Aiken
Auden in pop culture
- AudenBoth
a lingerie brand sold at Target
- Auden ScottBoy
the son of Hardin Scott and Tessa Young in The After Series by Anna Todd
- Auden WestGirl
main character of Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen