Girl & boy name
Jayden
Jayden holds the #70 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 4,653 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #37 in 2020 to #70 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#4 nationally, 17,203 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1977. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#18 there in 2025).
Rankings
Jayden popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jayden is most popular
Uniqueness score
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jayden in the most recent year of SSA data.
Jayden as a girl name
As of 2025, Jayden ranks #2645 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 65 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #1578 five years ago, #2645 now. SSA records for Jayden go back to 1989; the peak came in 2007 at #172, with 2,045 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Minnesota, where it ranks #835 among girl names.