Eden

Meaning and origin of Eden

Popularity of Eden in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Eden has been stable (+3.6% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Eden on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Eden in English-speaking countries

Eden ranks 257^th in England and Wales, against 10^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  257^th boys’ name559 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,478−3.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  379^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,650

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  519^th boys’ name66 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,575+7.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  477^th boys’ name1,923 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,674+1.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  438^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,724

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  439^th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,123

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  399^th boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,183

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  506^th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,518

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Eden, Éden, Edën, Ëden and Edén are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Éden920
• Edën15
• Ëden10
• Edén10
• Edhen (in French)30
• Heden15
• Edden10
• Edeen5
• Héden5
• Édenn5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Eden

• Adam
• Ethan
• Isaac
• Noah
• Noé
• Aaron
• Nathan
• Imran
• Mathis
• Evan
• Noa
• Raphaël

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 10^thTop 100 French boy names