Wayden — #5008 US boys' name
200 babies named Wayden in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 65% of names given to boys today.
51% of everyone ever named Wayden was born in this single decade.
20 babies were named Wayden in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Wayden
The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Wayden between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wayden currently holds the #5008 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 20 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Wayden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wayden shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Wayden 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 200 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.
Wayden at a glance
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Current rank
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Wayden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #5008 among boys.
200 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 20 births in a single year.
Wayden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 102 births that decade — 51% of Wayden's all-time total
Wayden decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 73 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Wayden's strongest decade
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 51% of all-time use.
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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, 2006–2024 (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.