Boys' name · peaked in 2012
Ayden name popularity since 1925
91,630 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ayden (2.7% girls, 97.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Ayden is about 14 years old in 2026. Ayden peaked in 2012 as the #68 name for boys, and it ranked #257 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 91,630
- Named Ayden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #257
- for boys in 2025 (1,343 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.3% boys
- 2,450 girls · 89,180 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.64× its national share
Peak year is the year Ayden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ayden births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Ayden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Ayden became 15× more common, from 1 in 15,900 baby boys to 1 in 1,080.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 571 to 1 in 1,270.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ayden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ayden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ayden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 84 | 445 | #2,353 |
| 2000s | 1,303 | 26,295 | #147 |
| 2010s | 862 | 49,636 | #87 |
| 2020–25 | 201 | 12,804 | #257 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.1% of babies named Ayden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Ayden is most popular
The index compares Ayden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ayden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.64× | 855 |
| Florida | 1.76× | 5,778 |
| Arizona | 1.64× | 1,935 |
| North Carolina | 1.55× | 3,992 |
| Georgia | 1.43× | 3,585 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ayden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ayden (this page) | 89,180 | 2012 |
| Aiden | 257,765 | 2011 |
| Aydin | 6,491 | 2009 |
| Aydan | 6,134 | 2008 |
| Aayden | 1,715 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ayden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ayden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ayden (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data