Jaeden
Jaeden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jaeden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaeden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jaeden
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jaeden as a girl name dates back to 1995, when 9 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 80 newborns named Jaeden — #2,396 in the national rankings. About 77% of every Jaeden on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jaeden last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 881 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jaeden as a boy name dates back to 1994, when 12 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 422 newborns named Jaeden — #597 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Jaeden on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jaeden ranks #3,378 for boys with 35 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jaeden
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jaeden. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jaeden
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About the name Jaeden
Jaeden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jaeden's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #597. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaeden'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.