Boys' name · since 1998
Aeden
1,159 babies named Aeden in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,159
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,159 babies have been named Aeden since 1998, making it today's #6323 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aeden has been recorded 1,159 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #6323 nationally and more common than 55% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #4,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,323 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,159 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aeden ranks #4,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,323 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,159 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,159
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aeden's 1,159 recorded births place it above 89.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aeden compares
1,159 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Aeden's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aeden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,159 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aeden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aeden's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aeden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Aeden popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2012 (Aeden as girls' name)
Aeden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (522 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Aeden's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Aeden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
522 births
- 2010s
2010s
512 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 522 births (45% of all-time use).
How Aeden 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 Aeden's total volume
Aeden by state
Where Aeden concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 87 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
94 of 1,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Aeden appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aeden's data
- Aeden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (522 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aedens (94 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aeden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Aeden 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.