Boy name
Ayden
Ayden holds the #257 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,343 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #122 in 2020 to #257 today. Its strongest year on record was 2012 (#68 nationally, 6,234 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1990. The name's biggest fan base is in Delaware (#168 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#257
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#68
in 2012 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
1,343
boys named Ayden
Ayden popularity, 1880–2025
Where Ayden is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#168), Mississippi (#189), Nevada (#187)
Uniqueness score
31/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ayden in the most recent year of SSA data.