Boys' name · since 1973

Jadon

10,606 babies named Jadon in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,167 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,285 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
10,606
born since 1973
2000s
peak decade

10,606 babies have been named Jadon since 1973, making it today's #1285 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadon has been recorded 10,606 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #1285 nationally and more common than 91% 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 1973 to 2025.

  • #1,167 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,285 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 10,606 born since 1973
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadon ranks #1,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,285 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,606 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,167 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,285 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
10,606
born since 1973
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%90.7%
Jadon vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jadon's 10,606 recorded births place it above 97.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jadon compares

10,606 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Jadon's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jadon Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 10,606 369 358,536
Peak-year births 756 34 22,252

Jadon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jadon's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 756, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jadon popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
756
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
0200400600800 197319801987199420012008201520222025 153

Jadon popularity over time - girls

173 total births recorded since 1998 (Jadon as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 173 births
0510152025 1998200020022004200620082018 5

Jadon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (6,062 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Jadon's strongest decade.

6,062 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Jadon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,062 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jadon 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 Jadon's total volume

Jadon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -51, 5.3%-57, 6.1%-75, 4.4%-146, 3.4%-146, 3.5%-77, 4.1%-49, 5.3%-104, 3.9%-122, 2.2%-126, 3.8%-99, 5.6%-72, 4.6%-146, 2.7%-146, 2.6%-113, 3.6%Jadon-53, 7.1%Jadon
Jadon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jadon by state

Where Jadon concentrates geographically, total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jadon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,063 10.0%
#2 Texas
1,030 9.7%
#3 Florida
609 5.7%
#4 New York
499 4.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
404 3.8%
#6 Georgia
397 3.7%
#7 North Carolina
370 3.5%
#8 Ohio
340 3.2%
California share of Jadon's total US births 10.0%
Even split

1,063 of 10,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Jadon appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jadon?
Since 1973, Social Security records show 10,606 babies named Jadon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,167 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,285 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 756 births.
Where does Jadon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadon ranks #1,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,285 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jadon most popular?
Jadon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6,062 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jadon most popular?
The top states for the name Jadon are California (1,063 births), Texas (1,030 births), Florida (609 births).
How long has the name Jadon been used?
Jadon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 53 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jadon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaden, Jade, Jadiel, Jad, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jadon's data

  • Jadon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,062 total births); usage has since declined to 823 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jadons (1,063 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.

Keep exploring Jadon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jadon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–2025 (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 Jadon 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.