Zaiden
Zaiden was the 609th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 466 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 336th with 965 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 236 places. More babies were named Zaiden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zayden) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #609 boys, down 98 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 466boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013965 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,594babies recorded
What does the name Zaiden mean?
Zaiden is a spelling of Zayden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zayden's meaning and origin.
Zayden is a 21st-century American coinage. Wiktionary describes it as rhyming with Jayden, Brayden, Aidan and similar names, made by putting a Z at the front of the popular -ayden ending. Wikipedia calls it a variant of Aidan and notes that it entered use in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It has no older meaning of its own; any meaning given for it is borrowed from Aidan or from other names.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern rhyming coinage; no documented meaning.
Related names: Zaiden, Zaden, Aidan, Jayden.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zayden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Zayden', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Zaiden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 44 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #609 | 466 |
| 2020 | #511 | 560 |
| 2010 | #620 | 399 |
| 2000 | #12,099 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Zaiden, counting every spelling?
Zaiden is a spelling of Zayden, a name family that ranked #169 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #609 for Zaiden on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,383 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zayden | 1,657 | #214 | 9,223 |
| Zaiden | 466 | #609 | 2,740 |
| Zaidyn | 80 | #1,941 | 503 |
| Zaydan | 55 | #2,478 | 228 |
| Zaedyn | 39 | #3,126 | 223 |
| Zaydin | 17 | #5,601 | 118 |
| Zaydyn | 13 | #6,798 | 100 |
| Zaydon | 15 | #6,135 | 99 |
| Zaeden | 16 | #5,846 | 98 |
| Zaidan | 10 | #8,234 | 95 |
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 Zaiden?
466 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaiden (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zaiden 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 18 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaiden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaiden?
About 11,500 people born in the US named Zaiden are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Zaiden 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.
Zaiden by state
How common Zaiden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.2×), South Carolina (2.4×), Arkansas (2.3×), Louisiana (2.2×), Alabama (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zaiden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaiden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaiden
How popular is the name Zaiden?
Zaiden was the 609th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 466 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 336th with 965 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 236 places. More babies were named Zaiden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaiden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zaiden in the US.
Where is Zaiden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaiden was most common in Mississippi (1.00 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Arkansas.