Jaden — #394 US boys' name
80,689 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.
More common than 97% of names given to boys today.
57% of everyone ever named Jaden was born in this single decade.
6,262 babies were named Jaden in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jaden
The Social Security Administration has registered 80,689 babies named Jaden between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaden currently holds the #394 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 6,262 babies received it in a single year. Jaden is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13,574 additional births since 1982.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46,275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9,637 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaden in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jaden 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 80,689 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.
Jaden at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Jaden popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974
- Peak year (2007)
- 6,262
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #394 among boys.
80,689 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 6,262 births in a single year.
Jaden popularity over time — girls
13,574 total births recorded since 1982 (Jaden as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jaden accounts for 14% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jaden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 46,275 births that decade — 57% of Jaden's all-time total
Jaden decade highlights
- Peak decade 46,275 births
- Runner-up 24,737 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jaden's strongest decade
46,275 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
Jaden by state
Where Jaden concentrates geographically — total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9,637 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,635 | 9.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,845 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5,273 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,409 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,802 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,640 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 2,438 | 3.0% |
9,637 of 80,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.9% of nationwide
- Texas 9.5% of nationwide
- New York 7.2% of nationwide
- Florida 6.5% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jaden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1974–2024 (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.