Jaidyn
Jayden, Jadin, Jadyn, Jaiden, and Jaden are unisex given names.
Meaning & Origin of Jaidyn
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 Jaidyn
As a girl name
Jaidyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 17 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 549 Jaidyns were born — ranking #559 that year. As of 2026, Jaidyn ranks #3,819 for girls with 39 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 6K Jaidyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jaidyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 273 Jaidyns were born — ranking #812 that year. As of 2026, Jaidyn ranks #3,241 for boys with 37 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 3K Jaidyns 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 Jaidyn
Jaidyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Jaidyn's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #559. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaidyn'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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