Raidyn
Raidyn was the 3075th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2678th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 419 places. More babies were named Raidyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Raiden) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,075 boys, down 56 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201646 babies
- Total since 1880
- 751babies recorded
What does the name Raidyn mean?
Raidyn is a spelling of Raiden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Raiden's meaning and origin.
Raiden is a modern American boy's name. Wiktionary suggests it is a variant of Rayden or a coinage rhyming with Braiden and Jaiden. It matches Japanese raiden, "thunder and lightning", and the thunder god Raiden of the Mortal Kombat video games (1992 onward), which likely helped its spread, but no source documents this as its origin.
How sure is this? Not documented. A coinage; the Japanese word is a possible influence only.
Related names: Rayden, Jaden, Braiden.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Raiden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Raidyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,745 | #3,075 | 12 | 40 |
| 2020 | #7,867 | #3,019 | 14 | 39 |
| 2010 | — | #4,204 | — | 24 |
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How popular is Raidyn, counting every spelling?
Raidyn is a spelling of Raiden, a name family that ranked #314 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,075 for Raidyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,126 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raiden | 739 | #432 | 3,974 |
| Rayden | 297 | #833 | 1,756 |
| Raidyn | 40 | #3,075 | 181 |
| Raeden | 12 | #7,095 | 83 |
| Raydon | 8 | #9,508 | 45 |
| Raydan | 10 | #8,098 | 42 |
| Reiden | 6 | #11,703 | 34 |
| Raidan | 6 | #11,683 | 28 |
| Raydin | 8 | #9,507 | 27 |
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 Raidyn?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raidyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Raidyn 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raidyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raidyn?
About 600 people born in the US named Raidyn are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Raidyn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Raidyn by state
How common Raidyn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Raidyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raidyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raidyn
How popular is the name Raidyn?
Raidyn was the 3075th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2678th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 419 places. More babies were named Raidyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raidyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Raidyn in the US.
Where is Raidyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raidyn was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.