Boys' name · since 1996
Slayden
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Slayden, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,107 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
277 babies have been named Slayden since 1996, making it today's #10107 boys' name.
Slayden has 277 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10107 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #11,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,107 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 277 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slayden ranks #11,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,107 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 277 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,107 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Slayden's 277 recorded births place it above 75.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Slayden compares
277 44th percentile among 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
Slayden's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Slayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 277 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Slayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Slayden's full recorded timeline at 2014, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Slayden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Slayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (133 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Slayden's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Slayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 133 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Slayden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Slayden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Slayden 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.