Boys' name · since 1995
Chayden
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 327 babies named Chayden, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 327
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chayden is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 327 have been recorded since 1995.
Chayden has 327 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2024.
- #10,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 327 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chayden ranks #10,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 327 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 327
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chayden's 327 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Chayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chayden splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Chayden popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2010 (Chayden as girls' name)
Chayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Chayden's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Chayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (46% of all-time use).
Chayden by state
Where Chayden concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 327 births nationwide.
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- Chayden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Chaydens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Chayden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1995–2024 (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 Chayden 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.