Unisex name · since 1994
Jadan
1,194 babies named Jadan in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,194
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jadan is the #8541 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,194 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadan has been recorded 1,194 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #8541 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #4,600 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,541 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,194 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadan ranks #4,600 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,541 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,194 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,194
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jadan's 1,194 recorded births place it above 89.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jadan compares
1,194 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jadan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jadan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,194 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jadan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jadan splits its recorded history at 2010: 21% of all births land in the more recent half, 79% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 99 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jadan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jadan popularity over time - girls
343 total births recorded since 1996 (Jadan as girls' name)
Jadan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (813 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Jadan's strongest decade.
813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Jadan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 126
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
813 births
- 2010s 211
2010s
211 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 813 births (68% of all-time use).
How Jadan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jadan's total volume
Jadan by state
Where Jadan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 90 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 60 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 58 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 43 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 32 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.0% |
90 of 1,194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jadan appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jadan's data
- Jadan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (813 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jadans (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jadan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Jadan 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.