Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Jayden name popularity since 1925
276,060 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jayden (8.0% girls, 92.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Jayden is about 15 years old in 2026. Jayden peaked in 2010 as the #4 name for boys, and it ranked #70 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 276,060
- Named Jayden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #70
- for boys in 2025 (4,653 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 92.0% boys
- 22,071 girls · 253,989 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.79× its national share
Peak year is the year Jayden 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.
Jayden births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2009. Measured as a share of all babies, Jayden peaked in 2010.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Jayden became 9.7× more common, from 1 in 4,870 baby boys to 1 in 504.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 112 to 1 in 187.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jayden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jayden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jayden 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 | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 8 | 89 | #4,183 |
| 1990s | 1,119 | 3,119 | #686 |
| 2000s | 14,040 | 88,603 | #54 |
| 2010s | 6,227 | 126,104 | #20 |
| 2020–25 | 677 | 36,062 | #70 |
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
57.8% of babies named Jayden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jayden is most popular
The index compares Jayden'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 Jayden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.79× | 2,765 |
| Florida | 2.00× | 20,031 |
| Arizona | 1.59× | 5,726 |
| Delaware | 1.41× | 809 |
| Texas | 1.39× | 30,230 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jayden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jayden (this page) | 253,989 | 2010 |
| Jaiden | 33,302 | 2010 |
| Jaydon | 9,101 | 2009 |
| Jaydan | 3,243 | 2009 |
| Jaydin | 3,157 | 2008 |
| Jaydyn | 1,064 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jayden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jayden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jayden (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