Boys' name · since 2003
Aayden
Aayden has 1,715 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,345 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,715
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,715 babies have been named Aayden since 2003, making it today's #6345 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aayden recorded 1,715 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #6345 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #3,630 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,345 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,715 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aayden ranks #3,630 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,345 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,715 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,345 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,715
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aayden's 1,715 recorded births place it above 92.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aayden compares
1,715 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Aayden's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 190 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aayden's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 190, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Aayden popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2011 (Aayden as girls' name)
Aayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,320 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Aayden's strongest decade.
1,320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Aayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 259
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,320 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,320 births (77% of all-time use).
How Aayden 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 Aayden's total volume
Aayden by state
Where Aayden concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 194 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 167 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 100 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 60 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 36 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 29 | 1.7% |
194 of 1,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Aayden appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aayden's data
- Aayden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,320 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aaydens (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aayden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Aayden 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.