Jayden
Jayden was the 70th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 4,653 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 4th; the most babies were born in 2009 (17,316). Over the last ten years it has moved down 50 places. More babies were named Jayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it JAY-duhn /ˈdʒeɪdən/
- Rank in 2025
- #70 boys, down 33 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 4,653boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200917,316 babies
- Total since 1880
- 276,060babies recorded
What does the name Jayden mean?
Jayden is a modern American coinage with no older meaning of its own. Wiktionary describes it as invented by parents in the late 20th century who joined the initial sound of Jay with the popular -den ending of names such as Aidan, Braden, Caden and Hayden. Because it also resembles Jay and Jade, it has been given to both boys and girls from the start. Some name sites link it to the biblical Jadon, but we found no evidence that this connection explains the modern name.
How sure is this? Not documented. A late-20th-century coinage; any specific meaning given for it is borrowed from other names.
Other explanations you may read: From the biblical name Jadon, 'God has heard'.
Related names: Jaden, Jaiden, Jadyn, Jaydon.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jayden', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Jayden
The usual nicknames for Jayden are Jay. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Jayden in the last five years, 15 were named Jay, against 15 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay · also for Jason, Jaden, 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 Jaydens go by each one.
Jayden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22,071 since 1989, 65 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #70 | 4,653 |
| 2020 | #37 | 7,177 |
| 2010 | #4 | 17,203 |
| 2000 | #194 | 1,821 |
| 1990 | #2,518 | 27 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayden, counting every spelling?
Jayden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #64 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #70 for Jayden on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,341 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden | 4,653 | #70 | 28,885 |
| Jaiden | 454 | #618 | 3,000 |
| Jaydon | 64 | #2,218 | 360 |
| Jaydan | 37 | #3,211 | 270 |
| Jaeden | 37 | #3,210 | 234 |
| Jaydin | 23 | #4,458 | 130 |
| Jaedyn | 12 | #6,960 | 114 |
| Jaydyn | 11 | #7,385 | 99 |
| Jaidan | 9 | #8,521 | 71 |
| Jaidon | 12 | #6,964 | 62 |
| Jeiden | 14 | #6,260 | 55 |
| Jaydeen | 6 | #11,250 | 32 |
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 Jayden?
4,653 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayden (1.29 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jayden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 41. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayden?
About 251,300 people born in the US named Jayden are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 18. That makes Jayden 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.
Jayden by state
How common Jayden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (2.2×), Maryland (1.9×), Delaware (1.9×), New Jersey (1.7×), Massachusetts (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jayden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayden, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jayden · Sibling names for Jayden
Questions about the name Jayden
How popular is the name Jayden?
Jayden was the 70th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 4,653 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 4th; the most babies were born in 2009 (17,316). Over the last ten years it has moved down 50 places. More babies were named Jayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jayden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jayden in the US.
Where is Jayden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayden was most common in Rhode Island (7.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Delaware.