Meaning: Its source is Alwine, an Old English name meaning "Old friend."

Alternative Spellings: Aldin

Variant Forms: Aldwin

Source Forms: Alwine

Popularity: The name Alden ranked 855th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 889th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.