Jadan
The Story of Jadan
As a girl name
Jadan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 49 births, good for #2,924 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 85% of all recorded Jadans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 343 Jadans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jadan as a boy name dates back to 1994, when 11 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 99 newborns named Jadan — #1,471 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Jadans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Jadans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jadan
Jadan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jadan's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,471. Use the chart and map above to compare Jadan'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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