Name profile

Aspen

This name comes from the English word for a variety of deciduous trees in the genus Populus, derived from Old English æspe.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#266

Meaning and history

Aspen is an English name derived from Old English æspe, referring to a variety of deciduous trees in the genus Populus; it is also the name of a ski resort in Colorado.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 511 births, rank #573
2007: 494 births, rank #608
2008: 430 births, rank #701
2009: 511 births, rank #590
2010: 488 births, rank #600
20112011: 561 births, rank #520
2012: 603 births, rank #506
2013: 618 births, rank #488
2014: 825 births, rank #395
2015: 879 births, rank #372
20162016: 906 births, rank #361
2017: 999 births, rank #329
2018: 1,229 births, rank #269
2019: 1,285 births, rank #252
2020: 1,310 births, rank #224
20212021: 1,502 births, rank #200
2022: 1,518 births, rank #196
2023: 1,394 births, rank #215
2024: 1,205 births, rank #265
20252025: 1,179 births, rank #266

Aspen moved from #265 to #266 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2022, with 1,518 births.