Jaden
Jaden is a unisex given name with roots in Hebrew, meaning "God has heard." It is also found as a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jaden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaden is a unisex given name with roots in Hebrew, meaning "God has heard." It is also found as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jaden
As a girl name
Jaden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 1,448 births, good for #226 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Jadens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,767 among girl names with 28 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 14K Jadens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jaden on the record books as a boy name in 1974, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 6,262 Jadens were born — ranking #74 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Jadens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #413 among boy names with 774 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 82K Jadens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jaden
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About the name Jaden
Jaden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 82K births in the dataset. Jaden's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #74. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaden'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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