Tjaden
Tjaden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Janis Paige (1922–2024), born Donna Mae Tjaden, American actress and singer Olive Frances Tjaden (1904–1997), American pioneering woman architect Walter Tjaden (1906–1985), German film producer and sound engineer
Meaning & Origin of Tjaden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tjaden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Janis Paige (1922–2024), born Donna Mae Tjaden, American actress and singer Olive Frances Tjaden (1904–1997), American pioneering woman architect Walter Tjaden (1906–1985), German film producer and sound engineer
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The Story of Tjaden
Tjaden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 9 Tjadens were born — ranking #7,054 that year. As of 2026, Tjaden ranks #12,366 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44 Tjadens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tjaden
Tjaden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Tjaden's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #7,054. Use the chart and map above to compare Tjaden'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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