Boys' name · since 2004
Gaiden
Gaiden has 16 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Gaiden since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gaiden recorded 16 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2011.
- #30,687 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaiden ranks #30,687 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gaiden's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gaiden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaiden's full recorded timeline at 2009, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaiden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2011
- Peak year (2011)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Gaiden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Gaiden's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Gaiden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Gaiden's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gaiden: 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 (~7 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, 2004–2011 (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 Gaiden 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.