How Many People Are Named Carden?
An estimated 446 people in the United States have the first name Carden. It is predominantly male (91.8%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Carden peaked in popularity in 2008 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carden as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
446
About 1 in 768,507 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.8% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2008
37 births
Total Registered
450
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carden
Carden is predominantly male (91.8%), though 37 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carden as a male name
Ranked #6,884 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (28 births)
Carden as a female name
Ranked #15,631 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2008 (9 births)
Carden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carden span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 228 babies were registered. While Carden is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carden by Decade
How has Carden tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carden by State
Carden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carden
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carden?
We estimate approximately 446 people named Carden are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 768,507 Americans share this first name.
Is Carden a common name?
Carden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 450 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carden most popular?
Carden reached peak popularity in 2008, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carden is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carden a male name?
Carden is predominantly male. 91.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carden Smith, Carden Johnson, Carden Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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