Jadon
Jadon is a Hebrew given name meaning "God has heard", "thankful", "a judge", or "whom God has judged" and the name of two characters in Biblical history.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Jadon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jadon is a Hebrew given name meaning "God has heard", "thankful", "a judge", or "whom God has judged" and the name of two characters in Biblical history.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Jadon
The earliest SSA record of Jadon as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 11 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 756 newborns named Jadon — #398 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Jadons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,353 among baby boy names with 141 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 11K Jadons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jadon
Jadon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Jadon's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #372. Use the chart and map above to compare Jadon'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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