Jaiden
Jayden, Jadin, Jadyn, Jaiden, and Jaden are unisex given names.
Meaning & Origin of Jaiden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jayden, Jadin, Jadyn, Jaiden, and Jaden are unisex given names.
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Etymology
The Story of Jaiden
As a girl name
Jaiden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 760 Jaidens were born — ranking #431 that year. As of 2026, Jaiden ranks #7,450 for girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-62%). In total, more than 8K Jaidens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jaiden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 2,338 Jaidens were born — ranking #172 that year. As of 2026, Jaiden ranks #597 for boys with 485 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 34K Jaidens 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 Jaiden
Jaiden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 34K births in the dataset. Jaiden's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #171. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaiden'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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