Unisex name · since 1992
Shayden
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 975 babies named Shayden, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 975
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayden currently ranks #5995 among unisex names in America, with 975 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayden has been recorded 975 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #5995 nationally and more common than 57% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #5,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,995 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 975 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayden ranks #5,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,995 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 975 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 975
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayden's 975 recorded births place it above 88.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Hawaii.
How Shayden compares
975 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Shayden's all-time total is 164% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 975 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shayden's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shayden popularity over time - girls
289 total births recorded since 1995 (Shayden as girls' name)
Shayden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (458 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Shayden's strongest decade.
458 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
458 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 458 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shayden 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 Shayden's total volume
Shayden by state
Where Shayden concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 119 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Utah | | 24 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
119 of 975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Shayden's data
- Shayden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (458 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Shaydens (119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Shayden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Shayden 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.