Boys' name · since 1979
Jaydon
Jaydon has 9,101 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,101
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaydon is the #2217 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,101 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaydon has been recorded 9,101 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #2217 nationally and more common than 84% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #1,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,217 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,101 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaydon ranks #1,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,217 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,101 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,101
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaydon's 9,101 recorded births place it above 97.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaydon compares
9,101 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Jaydon's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,101 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 707 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaydon's full recorded timeline at 2007, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 707 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaydon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 707
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jaydon popularity over time - girls
201 total births recorded since 1998 (Jaydon as girls' name)
Jaydon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,442 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Jaydon's strongest decade.
5,442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Jaydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 498
1990s
498 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,442 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,689 births
- 2020s 456
2020s
456 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,442 births (60% of all-time use).
How Jaydon 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 Jaydon's total volume
Jaydon by state
Where Jaydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 987 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 748 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 504 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 365 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 357 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 296 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 279 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 277 | 3.0% |
987 of 9,101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Jaydon appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaydon's data
- Jaydon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,442 total births); usage has since declined to 456 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaydons (987 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 Jaydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Jaydon 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.