Unisex name · since 1997
Jaidan
Jaidan has 1,073 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,573 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaidan is the #8573 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,073 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaidan has been recorded 1,073 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #8573 nationally and more common than 38% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #4,904 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,573 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,073 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaidan ranks #4,904 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,573 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,073 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,573 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaidan's 1,073 recorded births place it above 89.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaidan compares
1,073 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Jaidan's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaidan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,073 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaidan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaidan's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 87, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaidan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jaidan popularity over time - girls
580 total births recorded since 1994 (Jaidan as girls' name)
Jaidan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (559 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Jaidan's strongest decade.
559 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jaidan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
559 births
- 2010s
2010s
393 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 559 births (52% of all-time use).
How Jaidan 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 Jaidan's total volume
Jaidan by state
Where Jaidan concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 92 | 8.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 56 | 5.2% |
| #3 | California | | 43 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 30 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
92 of 1,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jaidan's data
- Jaidan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (559 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaidans (92 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 Jaidan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Jaidan 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.