Eden

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Eden is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Romanian name131K records spelled Eden4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Moldova, France, Gabon

  Languages: Romanian, French

  Also written Edén

• Portuguese given name124K records spelled Eden32 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, United States

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Edén, Éden, Edèn, Édën, Êdên

• Hebrew given name8.8K records spelled Eden4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, Ethiopia, United States, New Zealand

  Languages: Hebrew, Amharic

  Also written עדן, ኤደን

• German name7.4K records spelled Eden5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany

  Also written Éden, Ędên, Édëñ, Edén

• a separate name4.8K records spelled Eden5 spellings in the group

  Also written Éden, Edén, Ėdėn, Èden

70 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Eden is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• As a given name, Eden is used for both boys and girls and is most often a reference to the biblical Garden of Eden, meaning "delight" or "place of pleasure".

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The Hebrew name Eden (עֵדֶן) means "pleasure" or "delight". It is the same name used for the biblical Garden of Eden.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In French, Biblical Hebrew, name of paradise; ‘delight’ or ‘pleasure’

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In German, Plate shows o/ö vowel variation in this surname type. Bearer counts: 69 and 345.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus

• In English, Hebrew; the place of pleasure (from the Garden of Eden)

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 87 years between 1917–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• George Eden, 1st Earl of Aucklandb. 1784GBBritish politician (1784-1849)
• Anthony Edenb. 1897GBBritish soldier, diplomat and politician (1897–1977)
• Eden Riegelb. 1981USAmerican actress
• Harry Edenb. 1990GBBritish actor
• Eden Hazardb. 1991BEBelgian footballer (born 1991)
• Eden Sherb. 1991USAmerican actress (born 1991)
• Eden Brolinb. 1994USAmerican actress
• CupcakKeb. 1997USnot in their usual nameAmerican rapper
• Eden Aleneb. 2000ILIsraeli singer
• Eden Golanb. 2003ILIsraeli singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,420 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Eden?

We estimate roughly 8.6 thousand people bear Eden (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Eden have the most bearers?

Eden is most frequently recorded in Anguilla, where it is most often spelled eden.

What does the name Eden mean?

Recorded meaning: (i) ‘Person from Castle Eden or Eden Burn’, County Durham; (ii) from Edun, from Old English Eadhun, literally ‘wealth-bearcub’; (iii) from a Frisian name meaning ‘son of Ede’; (iv) from a Jewish name…