Burdened or loaded; also a variant of Leyden.
In English, Laden is a vocabulary word meaning heavily loaded or burdened. As a surname or place name, it often derives from Leyden (Leiden) in the Netherlands, or from Germanic roots referring to a 'path' or 'watercourse'. In modern usage, it is a rare choice that shares the popular '-den' suffix sound.
Less common today
Laden isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,222 in 2005.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
