Jayden

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A few things about Jayden you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jayden

Jayden Adams

South African soccer player

Choose Jayden and your child shares a first name with Jayden Adams, a South African soccer player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jayden, like who?” Jayden Adams's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 367 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jayden, 4,653 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Jayden.
• 📜HistoryJayden first shows up in US birth records in 1977, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 48 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2011, when it ranked #4. Today it's #70, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowJayden is 2.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,079 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 367.
• 🍂TrendJayden has slipped 33 places over the last five years and now sits at #70. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJayden is most popular in Maryland, where it ranks #18, followed by New Jersey (#30) and Rhode Island (#37). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 🌍OriginJayden is the #3 most popular American boy name in the US. That's out of 2,145 American boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Jayden

Jayden is a boy name of American and English origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-den”. US birth records list Jayden for boys from 1977 to 2025, in 45 of those 49 years. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked #4 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #70, with 4,653 babies.

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