Jayden Boy
How popular is Jayden?
#70 boy name in 2025
4,653 baby boys were named Jayden in the US in 2025, making it the 70th most popular boy name. Another 65 girls got the name (#2,645 for girls).
Jayden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #70 for boys (▼ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,653 boys, 65 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #20 in 2015, #37 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (17,316 boys) |
| Highest rank | #4 in 2010 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jayden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jayden family of names ranked #50 for boys in 2025 (#43 the year before), with 6,232 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jayden | 4,653 | 75% |
| Jaden | 768 | 12% |
| Jaiden | 454 | 7% |
| Jadon | 153 | 2% |
| Jaydon | 64 | 1% |
| Jaidyn | 39 | 1% |
| Jaydan | 37 | 1% |
| Jaydin | 23 | 0% |
| Jaydyn | 11 | 0% |
| Jaidan | 9 | 0% |
| Jaidon | 12 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jayden is most popular
Babies named Jayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 7.4 per 1,000 (120 boys)
- Maryland: 6.4 per 1,000 (760 boys)
- Delaware: 6.3 per 1,000 (96 boys)
- New Jersey: 5.8 per 1,000 (1,166 boys)
- Massachusetts: 5.6 per 1,000 (769 boys)
Jayden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | #5,056 |
| 1980s | 89 | #2,778 |
| 1990s | 3,119 | #254 |
| 2000s | 88,603 | #8 |
| 2010s | 126,104 | #4 |
| 2020s | 36,062 | #37 |
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Questions
- Is Jayden a boy or girl name?
- Jayden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Jayden were boys.
- How popular is the name Jayden?
- 4,653 baby boys were named Jayden in the US in 2025, making it the 70th most popular boy name. Another 65 girls got the name (#2,645 for girls).
- When was Jayden most popular?
- Jayden peaked in 2009, when 17,316 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #4, held for 2 years starting in 2010.
- How many people are named Jayden?
- 276,060 babies have been named Jayden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 273,511 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Jayden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jayden was most common in Rhode Island, at 7.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.