Boys' name · since 2001
Aaden
5,074 babies named Aaden in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,074
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aaden currently ranks #9334 among boys' names in America, with 5,074 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaden has been recorded 5,074 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #9334 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #1,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,334 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,074 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaden ranks #1,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,334 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,074 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,074
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aaden's 5,074 recorded births place it above 96.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aaden compares
5,074 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aaden's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,074 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,269 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aaden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aaden's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 1,269, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aaden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,269
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Aaden popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2009 (Aaden as girls' name)
Aaden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,535 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Aaden's strongest decade.
2,535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aaden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
2,535 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,390 births
- 2020s 149
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,535 births (50% of all-time use).
How Aaden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aaden's total volume
Aaden by state
Where Aaden concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 647 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 521 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 284 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 253 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 210 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 177 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 176 | 3.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 132 | 2.6% |
647 of 5,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Aaden appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aaden's data
- Aaden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,535 total births); usage has since declined to 149 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aadens (647 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aaden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aaden draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.