Boys' name · since 1993
Raiden
Raiden has 12,681 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,681
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raiden is the #432 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 12,681 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Raiden recorded 12,681 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #432 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #1,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #432 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,681 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raiden ranks #1,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #432 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,681 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,681
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raiden's 12,681 recorded births place it above 97.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raiden compares
12,681 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Raiden's all-time total is 34x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raiden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,681 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 935 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raiden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raiden's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 935, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raiden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 935
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Raiden popularity over time - girls
460 total births recorded since 2003 (Raiden as girls' name)
Raiden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,168 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Raiden's strongest decade.
6,168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Raiden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 134
1990s
134 births
- 2000s 1,658
2000s
1,658 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,168 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,721 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,168 births (49% of all-time use).
How Raiden 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 Raiden's total volume
Raiden by state
Where Raiden concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,414 | 11.2% |
| #2 | California | | 1,384 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 690 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 460 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 452 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 384 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 374 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 363 | 2.9% |
1,414 of 12,681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Raiden appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raiden's data
- Raiden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,168 total births) through the 2020s (4,721) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raidens (1,414 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 Raiden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Raiden 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.