Unisex name · since 1974
Jaden
81,469 babies named Jaden in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #421 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,469
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaden currently ranks #421 among unisex names in America, with 81,469 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaden has been recorded 81,469 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #421 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #421 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 81,469 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaden ranks #364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #421 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 81,469 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #421 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,469
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaden's 81,469 recorded births place it above 99.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaden compares
81,469 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Jaden's all-time total is 221x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 81,469 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,262 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaden's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 6,262, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 6,262
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jaden popularity over time - girls
13,590 total births recorded since 1982 (Jaden as girls' name)
Jaden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (46,277 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Jaden's strongest decade.
46,277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Jaden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 233
1980s
233 births
- 1990s 4,315
1990s
4,315 births
- 2000s
2000s
46,277 births
- 2010s
2010s
24,744 births
- 2020s 5,841
2020s
5,841 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46,277 births (57% of all-time use).
How Jaden 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 Jaden's total volume
Jaden by state
Where Jaden concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9,729 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,727 | 9.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,900 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5,336 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,432 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,830 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,667 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 2,456 | 3.0% |
9,729 of 81,469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jaden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaden's data
- Jaden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (46,277 total births); usage has since declined to 5,841 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jadens (9,729 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jaden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Jaden 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.