Mostly boys · peaked in 2007
Jaden name popularity since 1925
95,059 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jaden (14.3% girls, 85.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Jaden is about 19 years old in 2026. Jaden peaked in 2007 as the #74 name for boys, and it ranked #421 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 95,059
- Named Jaden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #421
- for boys in 2025 (768 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 85.7% boys
- 13,590 girls · 81,469 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Jaden 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.
Jaden births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Jaden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Jaden became 9.3× more common, from 1 in 3,890 baby boys to 1 in 417.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 424 to 1 in 950.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jaden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jaden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jaden 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 | 59 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 62 | 233 | #2,039 |
| 1990s | 1,672 | 4,315 | #553 |
| 2000s | 10,360 | 46,277 | #88 |
| 2010s | 1,333 | 24,744 | #201 |
| 2020–25 | 163 | 5,841 | #421 |
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
76.4% of babies named Jaden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jaden is most popular
The index compares Jaden'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 Jaden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.47× | 827 |
| Utah | 2.19× | 1,744 |
| Florida | 1.77× | 6,005 |
| Arizona | 1.54× | 1,868 |
| Georgia | 1.51× | 3,923 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jaden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jaden (this page) | 81,469 | 2007 |
| Jadon | 10,606 | 2006 |
| Jadin | 1,532 | 2002 |
| Jadan | 1,194 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jaden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jaden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jaden (2007).
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