boys' name ★ peaked 2014

Zayden

Meaning A male given name originating as a coinage Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #214 Trend ↓ Falling 12%

A male given name originating as a coinage.

Rank 2025
#214
among boys · ↓12 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,668
named Zayden · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,031
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
2,246 babies
All-time total
32,439
#652 all-time among boys
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Zayden popularity over time

32,439 babies have been named Zayden since 2000, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
2000s 43 2,343 2,386 239 – #399
2010s 114 18,576 18,690 1,869 +683% #184
2020s (to 2025) 36 11,327 11,363 1,894 +1% #185

Where Zayden 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 1,622 0.95 #223
2027 1,592 0.93 #224
2028 1,568 0.92 #227
2029 1,547 0.91 #229
2030 1,530 0.90 #230

Where Zayden is most popular

Boys named Zayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.07 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, West Virginia, and Hawaii.

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 Zayden 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
New Mexico 123 3.73 +250%
West Virginia 97 2.97 +178%
Hawaii 34 2.19 +105%
Mississippi 113 1.99 +86%
Kentucky 198 1.97 +85%
Rhode Island 29 1.78 +67%
Arkansas 112 1.77 +66%
Alabama 190 1.74 +63%
Nevada 97 1.70 +59%
District of Columbia 25 1.69 +59%
Oklahoma 146 1.65 +55%
Louisiana 163 1.59 +49%
Indiana 246 1.53 +44%
Arizona 249 1.52 +43%
South Carolina 157 1.52 +42%
Colorado 191 1.48 +39%
Alaska 17 1.43 +34%
Ohio 371 1.40 +31%
South Dakota 26 1.40 +31%
Missouri 192 1.39 +30%
Wyoming 8 1.38 +30%
Nebraska 60 1.38 +29%
Iowa 94 1.36 +28%
Tennessee 236 1.31 +22%
Maryland 154 1.29 +21%
North Dakota 22 1.29 +21%
Georgia 326 1.29 +21%
Texas 1,121 1.27 +19%
Pennsylvania 333 1.25 +17%
Delaware 19 1.25 +17%
Idaho 50 1.22 +14%
Illinois 311 1.22 +14%
Wisconsin 140 1.18 +11%
Connecticut 80 1.18 +11%
Michigan 240 1.17 +10%
Oregon 84 1.11 ≈ national
North Carolina 278 1.09 ≈ national
Minnesota 133 1.08 ≈ national
Maine 21 1.08 ≈ national
Florida 512 1.08 ≈ national
California 949 1.04 ≈ national
Kansas 69 1.01 -6%
Virginia 187 0.986 -8%
Utah 94 0.985 -8%
Washington 150 0.917 -14%
New Jersey 177 0.879 -18%
New York 376 0.868 -19%
Massachusetts 119 0.865 -19%
Montana 12 0.680 -36%
New Hampshire 12 0.540 -49%
Vermont – – –

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 Zayden

Zayden is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #214 in 2025 with 1,657 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 32,439 American babies have been named Zayden. Its peak came in 2014, when 2,246 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Zayden?

The median living Zayden is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 32 thousand people named Zayden 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.

Zayden 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 11 #9,449 1,657 #214
2024 5 #17,668 1,747 #202
2023 6 #15,168 1,906 #191
2022 – – 2,022 #187
2021 5 #17,626 1,891 #204
2020 9 #11,071 2,104 #185
2019 9 #11,339 2,028 #194
2018 11 #9,799 2,147 #185
2017 7 #14,098 2,081 #189
2016 14 #8,387 2,140 #184
2015 19 #6,713 2,142 #193
2014 14 #8,475 2,232 #188
2013 11 #10,227 2,122 #192
2012 12 #9,706 1,562 #228
2011 10 #11,170 1,194 #292
2010 7 #14,932 928 #339
2009 14 #8,884 745 #399
2008 12 #10,075 566 #488
2007 – – 432 #590
2006 5 #20,026 224 #884
2005 7 #14,489 129 #1,232
2004 5 #18,803 112 #1,327
2003 – – 71 #1,738
2002 – – 36 #2,683
2001 – – 17 #4,671
2000 – – 11 #6,313
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
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1980 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zayden?

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

How many people named Zayden are alive today?

An estimated 32 thousand people named Zayden are alive in the United States, based on 32,439 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Zayden mean?

A male given name originating as a coinage.

How popular is the name Zayden in 2025?

Zayden ranked #214 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,657 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zayden?

32,439 babies have been named Zayden in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zayden most popular?

Zayden peaked in 2014, when 2,246 newborns received the name.

Is Zayden a boy or girl name?

Zayden is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zayden rising or falling?

Zayden has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Zayden become more popular?

Zayden is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,530 boys named Zayden in 2030, which would rank around #230. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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