Unisex name · since 1981
Jadyn
11,853 babies named Jadyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,806 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,853
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jadyn is the #4806 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 11,853 recorded since 1981.
Jadyn has 11,853 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4806 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #1,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,806 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,853 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jadyn ranks #1,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,806 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,853 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,806 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,853
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jadyn's 11,853 recorded births place it above 97.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jadyn compares
11,853 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jadyn's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jadyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,853 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,313 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jadyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jadyn splits its recorded history at 2007: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 1,313 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jadyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 1,313
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jadyn popularity over time - boys
3,667 total births recorded since 1994 (Jadyn as boys' name)
Jadyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (9,169 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Jadyn's strongest decade.
9,169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Jadyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 692
1990s
692 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,169 births
- 2010s 1,712
2010s
1,712 births
- 2020s 252
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 9,169 births (77% of all-time use).
How Jadyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jadyn's total volume
Jadyn by state
Where Jadyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,059 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,041 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 582 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 406 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 395 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 348 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 347 | 2.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 345 | 2.9% |
1,059 of 11,853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Jadyn appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jadyn's data
- Jadyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (9,169 total births); usage has since declined to 252 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jadyns (1,059 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 Jadyn: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Jadyn 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.