Unisex name ★ peaked 2007

Jaden

Gender Unisex · 14% girls Rank 2025 #421 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden.

Rank 2025
#421
among boys · ↓27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
784
named Jaden · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,224
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
7,256 babies
All-time total
95,059
#364 all-time among boys
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Jaden popularity over time

95,059 babies have been named Jaden since 1974, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 59 59 6 – #2,415
1980s 62 233 295 30 +400% #1,776
1990s 1,672 4,315 5,987 599 +1929% #202
2000s 10,360 46,277 56,637 5,664 +846% #74
2010s 1,333 24,744 26,077 2,608 -54% #91
2020s (to 2025) 163 5,841 6,004 1,001 -62% #290

Where Jaden is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 714 0.42 #441
2027 670 0.39 #462
2028 636 0.37 #478
2029 608 0.36 #497
2030 585 0.34 outside top 500

Where Jaden is most popular

Boys named Jaden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.541 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Connecticut, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jaden born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 125 1.05 +94%
Connecticut 54 0.798 +47%
New York 343 0.792 +46%
Mississippi 44 0.774 +43%
New Jersey 150 0.745 +38%
Nevada 42 0.737 +36%
California 672 0.735 +36%
Florida 344 0.727 +34%
Georgia 180 0.711 +31%
Virginia 125 0.659 +22%
Massachusetts 90 0.655 +21%
Texas 564 0.640 +18%
Utah 60 0.629 +16%
Pennsylvania 166 0.625 +16%
Washington 100 0.611 +13%
Tennessee 110 0.609 +13%
Alabama 66 0.604 +12%
Iowa 41 0.595 +10%
New Mexico 19 0.577 +7%
Indiana 92 0.574 +6%
South Carolina 59 0.571 +6%
Oklahoma 49 0.554 ≈ national
Arkansas 35 0.553 ≈ national
Illinois 135 0.528 ≈ national
Michigan 108 0.527 ≈ national
Missouri 71 0.512 -5%
North Carolina 129 0.505 -7%
Louisiana 51 0.499 -8%
Minnesota 61 0.497 -8%
Arizona 81 0.495 -8%
Oregon 35 0.461 -15%
Wisconsin 52 0.439 -19%
Colorado 56 0.434 -20%
Kentucky 43 0.428 -21%
Alaska 5 0.420 -22%
Ohio 110 0.415 -23%
Hawaii 6 0.386 -29%
Maine 7 0.361 -33%
Nebraska 14 0.322 -40%
Kansas 19 0.277 -49%
Idaho 11 0.269 -50%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 -58%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -72%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jaden

Jaden is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #421 in 2025 with 768 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 95,059 American babies have been named Jaden, about 86% boys and 14% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2007, when 7,256 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jaden stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaden?

The median living Jaden is about 18 years old; half are between 14 and 22. An estimated 94 thousand people named Jaden are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jaden year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 16 #6,957 768 #421
2024 31 #4,514 828 #394
2023 25 #5,176 933 #352
2022 28 #4,843 1,053 #319
2021 31 #4,445 1,089 #306
2020 32 #4,300 1,170 #290
2019 48 #3,299 1,362 #267
2018 44 #3,531 1,506 #246
2017 55 #2,985 1,652 #229
2016 83 #2,292 1,786 #219
2015 81 #2,302 2,018 #201
2014 87 #2,185 2,467 #173
2013 145 #1,517 2,784 #141
2012 163 #1,410 2,835 #139
2011 262 #980 3,811 #100
2010 365 #756 4,523 #91
2009 560 #539 4,169 #101
2008 677 #470 5,193 #88
2007 994 #335 6,262 #74
2006 1,086 #303 4,947 #88
2005 1,187 #282 4,849 #88
2004 1,286 #248 5,151 #83
2003 1,448 #226 5,182 #82
2002 1,324 #241 4,651 #87
2001 1,046 #302 3,353 #114
2000 752 #383 2,520 #154
1995 143 #1,205 338 #553
1990 23 #4,288 42 #1,855
1985 6 #9,762 28 #2,039
1980 – – 13 #3,328
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jaden

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jaden Smith Jaden Smith American rapper and actor (born 1998) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jaden, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jaden?

The median living Jaden is about 18 years old. Half of all living Jadens are between 14 and 22 years old.

How many people named Jaden are alive today?

An estimated 94 thousand people named Jaden are alive in the United States, based on 95,059 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jaden mean?

A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden.

How popular is the name Jaden in 2025?

Jaden ranked #421 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 768 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaden?

95,059 babies have been named Jaden in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaden most popular?

Jaden peaked in 2007, when 7,256 newborns received the name.

Is Jaden a boy or girl name?

Jaden is used for both: about 14% of babies named Jaden have been girls and 86% boys.

Is the name Jaden rising or falling?

Jaden is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jaden become more popular?

Jaden is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 585 boys named Jaden in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jaden?

Well-known people named Jaden include Jaden Smith (singer).

Names like Jaden

Names that sound and feel close to Jaden: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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