Boys' name · since 1998
Bayden
Bayden has 314 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,318 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bayden is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 314 have been recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bayden has been recorded 314 times among boys since 1998, 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 1998 to 2024.
- #10,318 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 314 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bayden ranks #10,318 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,318 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bayden's 314 recorded births place it above 77.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bayden splits its recorded history at 2009: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Bayden popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2006 (Bayden as girls' name)
Bayden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (171 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Bayden's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Bayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 171 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Bayden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bayden: 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 (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Bayden 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.