Jayden
Jayden, Jadin, Jadyn, Jaiden, and Jaden are unisex given names.
Meaning & Origin of Jayden
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 Jayden
As a girl name
Jayden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 2,045 Jaydens were born — ranking #172 that year. As of 2026, Jayden ranks #2,238 for girls with 84 births, falling sharply (-52%). In total, more than 22K Jaydens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jayden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 17,313 Jaydens were born — ranking #8 that year. As of 2026, Jayden ranks #73 for boys with 4,754 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 259K Jaydens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jayden
Jayden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 259K births in the dataset. Jayden's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #4. Use the chart and map above to compare Jayden'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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