Recorded 1994–2023 Unisex name Peak 2008 689 births

Jaydn — boys' name

689 babies named Jaydn in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s582000s3812010s2102020s40
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jaydn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

73 babies were named Jaydn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaydn

The Social Security Administration has registered 689 babies named Jaydn between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaydn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 73 babies received it in a single year. Jaydn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 377 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaydn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 381 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaydn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Nebraska and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaydn in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaydn 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 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.

Jaydn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

689

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2008

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jaydn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
73
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080 202320192015201120072003199919951994 5

Jaydn popularity over time — girls

377 total births recorded since 1997 (Jaydn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 377 births
01020304050 2015201220092006200320001997 6

Jaydn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
381 births that decade — 55% of Jaydn's all-time total
1990s582000s3812010s2102020s40

Jaydn by state

Where Jaydn concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Jaydn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
47 6.8%
#2 Nebraska
13 1.9%
#3 California
5 0.7%
#4 Florida
5 0.7%
#5 Indiana
5 0.7%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.7%
#7 Washington
5 0.7%
Texas share of Jaydn's total US births 6.8%
Even split

47 of 689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaydn?
689 babies have been named Jaydn since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 73 births.
When was Jaydn most popular?
Jaydn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 381 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jaydn most popular?
The top states for the name Jaydn are Texas (47 births), Nebraska (13 births), California (5 births).
Is Jaydn a unisex name?
Yes, Jaydn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 689 births, and as a girl's name it has 377 births.
How long has the name Jaydn been used?
Jaydn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jaydn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1994–2023 (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.