boys' name ★ peaked 2022

Raiden

Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #432 Trend → Stable

Possible a modern variant of Rayden, or a coinage rhyming with Braiden, Jaiden, etc.

Rank 2025
#432
among boys · ↑16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
757
named Raiden · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,311
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
969 babies
All-time total
13,141
#1,056 all-time among boys
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Raiden popularity over time

13,141 babies have been named Raiden since 1993, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 134 134 13 – #2,331
2000s 55 1,658 1,713 171 +1178% #671
2010s 238 6,168 6,406 641 +274% #381
2020s (to 2025) 167 4,721 4,888 815 +27% #353

Where Raiden 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 740 0.43 #432
2027 741 0.43 #432
2028 741 0.43 #432
2029 742 0.43 #432
2030 742 0.43 #432

Where Raiden is most popular

Boys named Raiden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.460 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Alaska, and Montana.

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 Raiden 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
Hawaii 30 1.93 +320%
Alaska 21 1.76 +283%
Montana 22 1.25 +171%
West Virginia 38 1.16 +153%
Nevada 60 1.05 +129%
New Mexico 34 1.03 +124%
Arkansas 63 0.996 +116%
Oklahoma 87 0.984 +114%
Kentucky 84 0.837 +82%
Nebraska 35 0.805 +75%
Alabama 84 0.768 +67%
Washington 122 0.746 +62%
South Dakota 13 0.699 +52%
Arizona 114 0.697 +51%
Mississippi 39 0.686 +49%
Oregon 50 0.659 +43%
Missouri 90 0.649 +41%
Colorado 83 0.643 +40%
Indiana 102 0.636 +38%
Ohio 152 0.574 +25%
Georgia 144 0.568 +24%
Louisiana 58 0.567 +23%
Tennessee 101 0.560 +22%
North Carolina 139 0.544 +18%
Florida 254 0.536 +17%
Wisconsin 63 0.532 +16%
South Carolina 54 0.523 +14%
Utah 49 0.513 +12%
Idaho 21 0.513 +12%
Texas 444 0.504 +10%
Minnesota 61 0.497 +8%
Iowa 34 0.493 +7%
Virginia 92 0.485 +5%
California 430 0.470 ≈ national
Michigan 94 0.459 ≈ national
Illinois 100 0.391 -15%
Pennsylvania 100 0.377 -18%
North Dakota 6 0.351 -24%
Maryland 41 0.344 -25%
Connecticut 21 0.310 -33%
New York 133 0.307 -33%
Massachusetts 37 0.269 -42%
New Jersey 48 0.238 -48%
Kansas 13 0.190 -59%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Raiden

Raiden is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #432 in 2025 with 739 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 13,141 American babies have been named Raiden. Its peak came in 2022, when 969 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Raiden stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raiden?

The median living Raiden is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 13 thousand people named Raiden are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Raiden 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 18 #6,498 739 #432
2024 25 #5,261 705 #448
2023 30 #4,634 751 #423
2022 34 #4,273 935 #353
2021 23 #5,528 844 #382
2020 37 #3,895 747 #403
2019 33 #4,323 825 #381
2018 29 #4,748 727 #424
2017 26 #5,151 800 #400
2016 42 #3,694 740 #424
2015 26 #5,266 633 #471
2014 18 #6,930 594 #479
2013 18 #6,958 505 #527
2012 20 #6,521 489 #534
2011 15 #8,113 477 #535
2010 11 #10,306 378 #639
2009 15 #8,363 364 #671
2008 9 #12,370 285 #780
2007 8 #13,635 210 #944
2006 11 #10,454 180 #1,023
2005 – – 146 #1,126
2004 5 #18,155 146 #1,089
2003 7 #13,489 132 #1,146
2002 – – 92 #1,419
2001 – – 66 #1,739
2000 – – 37 #2,566
1995 – – 8 #6,838
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Raiden?

The median living Raiden is about 8 years old. Half of all living Raidens are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Raiden are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Raiden are alive in the United States, based on 13,141 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Raiden mean?

Possible a modern variant of Rayden, or a coinage rhyming with Braiden, Jaiden, etc.

How popular is the name Raiden in 2025?

Raiden ranked #432 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 739 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raiden?

13,141 babies have been named Raiden in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raiden most popular?

Raiden peaked in 2022, when 969 newborns received the name.

Is Raiden a boy or girl name?

Raiden is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raiden rising or falling?

Raiden is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Raiden become more popular?

Raiden looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 742 boys named Raiden in 2030, ranking around #432. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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