Bayden
Bayden Bernard Barber is a New Zealand politician and Māori leader. He is currently the chair of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated, the legal entity representing the people and hapū of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. From 2016 until 2022 he was a Hastings district councillor.
Meaning & Origin of Bayden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bayden Bernard Barber is a New Zealand politician and Māori leader. He is currently the chair of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated, the legal entity representing the people and hapū of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. From 2016 until 2022 he was a Hastings district councillor.
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The Story of Bayden
Bayden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 32 Baydens were born — ranking #3,073 that year. As of 2026, Bayden ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 313 Baydens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bayden
Bayden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 313 births in the dataset. Bayden's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #3,073. Use the chart and map above to compare Bayden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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