US rank #11551 Boys' name Peak 2008 157 births

Sladen — #11551 US boys' name

157 babies named Sladen in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s842010s522020s21
#11551
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Sladen was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sladen in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sladen

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Sladen between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sladen currently holds the #11551 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sladen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sladen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sladen 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 157 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.

Sladen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

157

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2008

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,551

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sladen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 2024201620122009200620032000 5

Sladen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
84 births that decade — 54% of Sladen's all-time total
2000s842010s522020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sladen?
157 babies have been named Sladen since 2000. It currently ranks #11551 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 15 births.
When was Sladen most popular?
Sladen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Sladen been used?
Sladen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sladen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Slade, Slater, Slate, Slayton, 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, 2000–2024 (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.