Boys' name · since 1996
Baden
393 babies named Baden in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 393
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Baden sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 393 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baden has been recorded 393 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1996 to 2021.
- #9,112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 393 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baden ranks #9,112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 393 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 393
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Baden's 393 recorded births place it above 79.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Baden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Baden's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Baden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Baden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Baden's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Baden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (61% of all-time use).
Baden by state
Where Baden concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 5 | 1.3% |
11 of 393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Baden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Badens (11 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 Baden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 1996–2021 (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 Baden 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.