Zayden
Zayden is a variant of the male given name Aidan (name). The popularity of Zayden as a baby name in the United States peaked in 2014 when it reached 188th. The name entered into usage over the late 1990s and early 2000s decade. Despite similar spellings it is not etymologically related to the male given name Jayden, derived from the Biblical name Jadon the Meronothite, which means "he will judge".
Meaning & Origin of Zayden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zayden is a variant of the male given name Aidan (name). The popularity of Zayden as a baby name in the United States peaked in 2014 when it reached 188th. The name entered into usage over the late 1990s and early 2000s decade. Despite similar spellings it is not etymologically related to the male given name Jayden, derived from the Biblical name Jadon the Meronothite, which means "he will judge".
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The Story of Zayden
Zayden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 2,231 Zaydens were born — ranking #188 that year. As of 2026, Zayden ranks #201 for baby boys with 1,724 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 34K Zaydens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zayden
Zayden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 34K births in the dataset. Zayden's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #184. Use the chart and map above to compare Zayden'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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