Eden was the 490th most common boy's name and the 130th most popular girl's name. Eden was given to 2,016 newborn girls and 592 baby boys in 2020. Eden is the name of one out of every 869 baby girls and one out of every 3,094 newborn males born in 2020. Eden was originally used as an English name. It became very popular in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. Today, it remains relatively popular among other names that were popular during the 1990s and 2000s. Eden was the ninth most common name for girls born in 2016. Names like Emily, Abigail, and Ava are more common than Eden. For boys, Adam is the most common name followed by Aaron, Andrew, and Allen. Eden is derived from the Hebrew word "edan" which means "alone". This is because the name refers to a place where humans were said to have been created alone. It became popular among Christians in the 16th century and among others in the United States later on.