Carden comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Wool carder.
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How popular is Carden?
2008peak year
Carden first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1998. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 28 babies received the name (ranked #3752). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5372), with roughly 19 babies named Carden each year. Carden's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 450 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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