Boys' name · since 2003
Khayden
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 563 babies named Khayden, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,353 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,642 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
563 babies have been named Khayden since 2003, making it today's #4642 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khayden has been recorded 563 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #4642 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #7,353 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,642 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 563 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khayden ranks #7,353 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,642 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 563 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,353 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,642 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khayden's 563 recorded births place it above 83.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Khayden compares
563 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Khayden's all-time total is 53% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 563 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khayden splits its recorded history at 2014: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Khayden popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 2006 (Khayden as girls' name)
Khayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (350 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Khayden's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Khayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
350 births
- 2020s 116
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 350 births (62% of all-time use).
How Khayden 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 Khayden's total volume
Khayden by state
Where Khayden concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 18 | 3.2% |
| #3 | California | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
21 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Khayden's data
- Khayden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 116 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Khaydens (21 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khayden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Khayden 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.