Recorded 2008–2012 Unisex name Peak 2009 16 births

Peyden — unisex name

16 babies named Peyden in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s112010s5
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Peyden was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Peyden in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peyden

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Peyden between 2008 and 2012, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Peyden currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Peyden is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peyden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Peyden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peyden 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 16 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.

Peyden at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

16

Since 2008

5 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2008

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2012

Peyden popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2008

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 201220092008 5

Peyden popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2010 (Peyden as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2010 5

Peyden by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Peyden's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peyden?
16 babies have been named Peyden since 2008. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Peyden most popular?
Peyden was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Peyden a unisex name?
Yes, Peyden is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 16 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Peyden been used?
Peyden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 5 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Peyden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Peyton, Peyten, Peytan, Peytyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2008–2012 (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.