US rank #9039 Boys' name Peak 2009 561 births

Vaden — #9039 US boys' name

561 babies named Vaden in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s611930s561940s381950s371960s191970s81980s51990s112000s1242010s1312020s52
#9039
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 37% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Vaden was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

21 babies were named Vaden in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaden

The Social Security Administration has registered 561 babies named Vaden between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vaden currently holds the #9039 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Vaden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Vaden in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaden 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 561 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.

Vaden at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

561

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2009

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,039

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vaden popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
21
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Vaden popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1918 (Vaden as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1918 6

Vaden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
131 births that decade — 23% of Vaden's all-time total
1910s191920s611930s561940s381950s371960s191970s81980s51990s112000s1242010s1312020s52

Vaden by state

Where Vaden concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vaden
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.7%
#2 Virginia
5 0.9%
Texas share of Vaden's total US births 2.7%
Even split

15 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaden?
561 babies have been named Vaden since 1915. It currently ranks #9039 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 21 births.
When was Vaden most popular?
Vaden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Vaden most popular?
The top states for the name Vaden are Texas (15 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Vaden been used?
Vaden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vaden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vadim, Vadhir, Vada, Vadin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–2024 (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.