Jaydon
Jaydon was the 2218th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 414th with 707 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,221 places. More babies were named Jaydon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayden) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,218 boys, down 553 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007707 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,302babies recorded
What does the name Jaydon mean?
Jaydon is a spelling of Jayden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayden's meaning and origin.
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
Jaydon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 201 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,218 | 64 |
| 2020 | #1,665 | 96 |
| 2010 | #492 | 528 |
| 2000 | #713 | 245 |
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How popular is Jaydon, counting every spelling?
Jaydon is a spelling of Jayden, a name family that ranked #64 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,218 for Jaydon 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 Jaydon?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaydon (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaydon 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 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaydon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaydon?
About 9,000 people born in the US named Jaydon are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 15 and 22. That makes Jaydon 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.
Jaydon by state
How common Jaydon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaydon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaydon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaydon
How popular is the name Jaydon?
Jaydon was the 2218th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 414th with 707 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,221 places. More babies were named Jaydon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaydon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jaydon in the US.
Where is Jaydon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaydon was most common in Colorado (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Louisiana.