Jaden
Jaden was the 421st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 768 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 74th with 6,262 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 220 places. More babies were named Jaden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it JAY-din /ˈdʒeɪdən/
- Rank in 2025
- #421 boys, down 131 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 768boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20076,262 babies
- Total since 1880
- 95,059babies recorded
What does the name Jaden mean?
Jaden is a spelling of Jayden. Wiktionary says Jayden was invented by American parents at the end of the 20th century, combining the letter J with the sound of names like Aidan, Braden and Hayden. A biblical Jadon (Nehemiah 3:7) is sometimes suggested as a source, but there is no evidence the modern name came from it. The actor Jaden Smith (born 1998) made this spelling well known.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern American coinage; the biblical Jadon is a lookalike, not a documented source.
Other explanations you may read: from biblical Jadon, 'thankful' or 'God has heard'.
Related names: Jayden, Jaiden, Jaydon.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jaden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, Nehemiah 3.7, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
Nicknames for Jaden
The usual nicknames for Jaden are Jay. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Jaden in the last five years, 91 were named Jay, against 18 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay · also for Jayden, Jason, Jalen | Modern | #392 | 4,229 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Jadens go by each one.
Jaden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,957 | #421 | 16 | 768 |
| 2020 | #4,300 | #290 | 32 | 1,170 |
| 2010 | #756 | #91 | 365 | 4,523 |
| 2000 | #383 | #154 | 752 | 2,520 |
| 1990 | #4,288 | #1,855 | 23 | 42 |
| 1980 | — | #3,328 | — | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jaden, counting every spelling?
Jaden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #361 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #421 for Jaden on its own. Together these spellings went to 930 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden | 768 | #421 | 4,671 |
| Jadon | 153 | #1,282 | 704 |
| Jadan | 9 | #8,511 | 39 |
| Jadin | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jaden?
768 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaden (0.21 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaden?
About 80,400 people born in the US named Jaden are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 22. That makes Jaden mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaden by state
How common Jaden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in West Virginia, New Hampshire, Idaho.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaden, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jaden · Sibling names for Jaden
Questions about the name Jaden
How popular is the name Jaden?
Jaden was the 421st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 768 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 74th with 6,262 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 220 places. More babies were named Jaden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jaden in the US.
Where is Jaden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaden was most common in Maryland (1.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Connecticut and New York.