Boys' name · peaked in 2020
Zayden name popularity since 1925
32,439 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Zayden (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Zayden is about 9 years old in 2026. Zayden peaked in 2020 as the #185 name for boys, and it ranked #214 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,439
- Named Zayden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #214
- for boys in 2025 (1,657 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 193 girls · 32,246 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Zayden 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.
Zayden births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Zayden peaked in 2020.
- Fastest rise: Between 2005 and 2010, Zayden became 7.5× more common, from 1 in 15,500 baby boys to 1 in 2,070.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Zayden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Zayden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Zayden 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 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 2000s | 43 | 2,343 | #1,232 |
| 2010s | 114 | 18,576 | #193 |
| 2020–25 | 36 | 11,327 | #214 |
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
81.2% of babies named Zayden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Zayden is most popular
The index compares Zayden'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 Zayden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.89× | 329 |
| New Mexico | 2.61× | 460 |
| Arizona | 1.83× | 760 |
| Colorado | 1.75× | 691 |
| Oklahoma | 1.57× | 654 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Zayden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zayden (this page) | 32,246 | 2020 |
| Zaiden | 11,550 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Zayden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Zayden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Zayden (2020).
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