Boys' name · since 2006
Wayden
Wayden has 209 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,699 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wayden is the #8693 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 209 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Wayden recorded 209 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #8693 nationally today, ahead of 38% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #12,699 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,693 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 209 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wayden ranks #12,699 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,693 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 209 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,699 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wayden's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wayden compares
209 39th 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
Wayden's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 209 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wayden's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wayden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Wayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Wayden's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Wayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wayden's data
- Wayden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- 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 Wayden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Wayden 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.