Recorded 1998–2016 Unisex name Peak 2003 306 births

Jadden — boys' name

306 babies named Jadden in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s2232010s68
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Jadden was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

29 babies were named Jadden in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jadden

The Social Security Administration has registered 306 babies named Jadden between 1998 and 2016, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jadden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Jadden is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jadden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jadden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jadden in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jadden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 306 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jadden at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

306

Since 1998

19 years of records

Peak year

2003

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1998

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jadden popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1998

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2003)
29
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 2016201220092006200320001998 7

Jadden popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 2001 (Jadden as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4681012 2005200420022001 5

Jadden by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
223 births that decade — 73% of Jadden's all-time total
1990s152000s2232010s68

Jadden by state

Where Jadden concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jadden
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.3%
#2 New York
5 1.6%
California share of Jadden's total US births 2.3%
Even split

7 of 306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jadden?
306 babies have been named Jadden since 1998. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2003 with 29 births.
When was Jadden most popular?
Jadden was most popular in the 2000s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jadden most popular?
The top states for the name Jadden are California (7 births), New York (5 births).
Is Jadden a unisex name?
Yes, Jadden is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 306 births, and as a girl's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Jadden been used?
Jadden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 19 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jadden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaden, Jadon, Jade, Jadiel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.