US rank #2243 Boys' name Peak 2007 9,035 births

Jaydon — #2243 US boys' name

9,035 babies named Jaydon in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s81990s4982000s54422010s26882020s391
#2243
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Jaydon was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

707 babies were named Jaydon in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaydon

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,035 babies named Jaydon between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaydon currently holds the #2243 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 707 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaydon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,442 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaydon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 977 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaydon in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaydon 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 9,035 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.

Jaydon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,035

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2007

707 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,243

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaydon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
707
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-2000200400600800 20242019201420092004199919941979 8

Jaydon popularity over time — girls

201 total births recorded since 1998 (Jaydon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 201 births
0510152025 201420112009200720052003200119991998 5

Jaydon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5,442 births that decade — 60% of Jaydon's all-time total
1970s81980s81990s4982000s54422010s26882020s391

Jaydon by state

Where Jaydon concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaydon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
977 10.8%
#2 California
741 8.2%
#3 Florida
499 5.5%
#4 Georgia
365 4.0%
#5 New York
351 3.9%
#6 Ohio
296 3.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
279 3.1%
#8 North Carolina
277 3.1%
Texas share of Jaydon's total US births 10.8%
Even split

977 of 9,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Jaydon appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaydon?
9,035 babies have been named Jaydon since 1979. It currently ranks #2243 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 707 births.
When was Jaydon most popular?
Jaydon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5,442 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jaydon most popular?
The top states for the name Jaydon are Texas (977 births), California (741 births), Florida (499 births).
How long has the name Jaydon been used?
Jaydon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaydon?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.