Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Rayden

Meaning From Raydon or Reydon in Suffolk Gender Unisex · 5% girls Rank 2025 #833 Trend → Stable

From Raydon or Reydon in Suffolk.

Rank 2025
#833
among boys · ↓75 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
297
named Rayden · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,751
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
416 babies
All-time total
6,937
#1,520 all-time among boys
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Rayden popularity over time

6,937 babies have been named Rayden since 1991, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 10 188 198 20 – #2,435
2000s 92 1,060 1,152 115 +482% #1,004
2010s 198 3,230 3,428 343 +198% #670
2020s (to 2025) 67 2,092 2,159 360 +5% #682

Where Rayden 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 296 0.17 outside top 500
2027 294 0.17 outside top 500
2028 293 0.17 outside top 500
2029 292 0.17 outside top 500
2030 292 0.17 outside top 500

Where Rayden is most popular

Boys named Rayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.203 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

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 Rayden 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 11 0.708 +248%
Oklahoma 44 0.497 +145%
Louisiana 49 0.479 +136%
Alabama 45 0.412 +102%
Kentucky 39 0.389 +91%
New Mexico 11 0.334 +64%
Arizona 54 0.330 +62%
Georgia 73 0.288 +42%
Florida 127 0.268 +32%
Tennessee 45 0.249 +23%
Massachusetts 34 0.247 +22%
Missouri 34 0.245 +21%
New York 102 0.236 +16%
Michigan 46 0.225 +10%
South Carolina 23 0.223 +9%
Texas 192 0.218 +7%
North Carolina 54 0.211 ≈ national
Nevada 12 0.210 ≈ national
Indiana 32 0.200 ≈ national
California 181 0.198 ≈ national
Oregon 15 0.198 ≈ national
New Jersey 38 0.189 -7%
Ohio 49 0.185 -9%
Washington 29 0.177 -13%
Colorado 22 0.170 -16%
Virginia 29 0.153 -25%
Pennsylvania 39 0.147 -28%
Minnesota 15 0.122 -40%
Wisconsin 14 0.118 -42%
Arkansas 7 0.111 -46%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -48%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -64%
Illinois 18 0.070 -65%
Maryland 6 0.050 -75%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Rayden

Rayden is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #833 in 2025 with 297 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 6,937 American babies have been named Rayden, about 95% boys and 5% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 416 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 Rayden stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rayden?

The median living Rayden is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 6,900 people named Rayden are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Rayden 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 – – 297 #833
2024 8 #11,927 336 #758
2023 12 #8,870 346 #754
2022 18 #6,654 398 #682
2021 16 #7,192 379 #699
2020 13 #8,318 336 #732
2019 17 #6,955 334 #730
2018 20 #6,186 358 #684
2017 29 #4,785 367 #682
2016 19 #6,618 331 #738
2015 29 #4,829 383 #670
2014 24 #5,597 372 #680
2013 18 #6,962 304 #750
2012 18 #7,086 302 #760
2011 12 #9,598 262 #829
2010 12 #9,676 217 #932
2009 17 #7,613 196 #1,004
2008 10 #11,422 195 #1,004
2007 13 #9,423 141 #1,253
2006 9 #12,203 110 #1,424
2005 11 #9,976 102 #1,451
2004 11 #9,766 77 #1,685
2003 5 #17,778 81 #1,577
2002 11 #9,353 74 #1,635
2001 5 #17,331 41 #2,416
2000 – – 43 #2,287
1995 – – 29 #2,608
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 Rayden, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rayden?

The median living Rayden is about 9 years old. Half of all living Raydens are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Rayden are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Rayden are alive in the United States, based on 6,937 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rayden mean?

From Raydon or Reydon in Suffolk.

How popular is the name Rayden in 2025?

Rayden ranked #833 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 297 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rayden?

6,937 babies have been named Rayden in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rayden most popular?

Rayden peaked in 2022, when 416 newborns received the name.

Is Rayden a boy or girl name?

Rayden is used for both: about 5% of babies named Rayden have been girls and 95% boys.

Is the name Rayden rising or falling?

Rayden has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rayden become more popular?

Rayden looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 292 boys named Rayden in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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