Zayden
Zayden was the 214th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,657 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 184th; the most babies were born in 2014 (2,232). Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Zayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ZAY-duhn /ˈzeɪdən/
- Rank in 2025
- #214 boys, down 29 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,657boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20142,232 babies
- Total since 1880
- 32,439babies recorded
What does the name Zayden mean?
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
Nicknames for Zayden
The usual nicknames for Zayden are Zay.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zay · also for Isaiah | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Zaydens go by each one.
Zayden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 193 since 2004, 11 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #214 | 1,657 |
| 2020 | #185 | 2,104 |
| 2010 | #339 | 928 |
| 2000 | #6,313 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Zayden, counting every spelling?
Zayden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #169 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #214 for Zayden 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 Zayden?
1,657 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayden (0.46 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zayden 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 5 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayden?
About 32,000 people born in the US named Zayden are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Zayden 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.
Zayden by state
How common Zayden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.5×), West Virginia (2.8×), Hawaii (2.0×), Mississippi (1.9×), Kentucky (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, Montana, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zayden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayden, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zayden · Sibling names for Zayden
Questions about the name Zayden
How popular is the name Zayden?
Zayden was the 214th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,657 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 184th; the most babies were born in 2014 (2,232). Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Zayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zayden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zayden in the US.
Where is Zayden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayden was most common in New Mexico (3.73 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Hawaii.