Mostly boys · peaked in 2010
Jaiden name popularity since 1925
41,574 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jaiden (19.9% girls, 80.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Jaiden is about 17 years old in 2026. Jaiden peaked in 2010 as the #174 name for boys, and it ranked #618 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 41,574
- Named Jaiden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #618
- for boys in 2025 (454 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 80.1% boys
- 8,272 girls · 33,302 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Jaiden 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.
Jaiden births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Jaiden peaked in 2010.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Jaiden became 7.3× more common, from 1 in 14,800 baby boys to 1 in 2,030.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 1,670 to 1 in 2,840.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jaiden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jaiden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jaiden 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 | 537 | 529 | #2,961 |
| 2000s | 5,964 | 13,803 | #224 |
| 2010s | 1,598 | 15,197 | #268 |
| 2020–25 | 173 | 3,773 | #618 |
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
66.5% of babies named Jaiden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jaiden is most popular
The index compares Jaiden'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 Jaiden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.60× | 369 |
| Florida | 2.16× | 3,100 |
| Georgia | 1.60× | 1,760 |
| Arizona | 1.59× | 822 |
| Mississippi | 1.49× | 717 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jaiden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jaiden (this page) | 33,302 | 2010 |
| Jayden | 253,989 | 2010 |
| Jaidon | 1,423 | 2008 |
| Jaidan | 1,073 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jaiden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jaiden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jaiden (2010).
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