Ryden

This trendy-sounding name emerged from the era of Aiden and Jayden and Ryder and Ryker. Many parents may have come to it on their own, but Ryden has ancient roots as a Swedish surname, from the component ryd, meaning "woodland clearing," and the common surname suffix én, a derivative of the Latin enius.

Ryden rose in the late 2010s and is now given to a little under 100 boys each year in the U.S. But beware, one letter different Ryder is given to about 40x as many babies.

Ryden is also given to girls.

Pronounced RY-den.

As of October 2026, Ryden ranked #2637 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1281 in 2019.