Aeden — #5355 US boys' name
1,145 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.
More common than 62% of names given to boys today.
46% of everyone ever named Aeden was born in this single decade.
102 babies were named Aeden in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aeden
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,145 babies named Aeden between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aeden currently holds the #5355 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 102 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aeden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 522 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aeden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aeden in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aeden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,145 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Aeden at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Aeden popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998
- Peak year (2008)
- 102
- Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
Currently ranks #5355 among boys.
1,145 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 102 births in a single year.
Aeden popularity over time — girls
7 total births recorded since 2012 (Aeden as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Aeden accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Aeden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 522 births that decade — 46% of Aeden's all-time total
Aeden decade highlights
- Peak decade 522 births
- Runner-up 512 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Aeden's strongest decade
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
Aeden by state
Where Aeden concentrates geographically — total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 87 | 7.6% |
| #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 1,145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.2% of nationwide
- Texas 7.6% of nationwide
- New York 2.4% of nationwide
- Florida 1.8% of nationwide
- Washington 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Aeden appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.