Boys' name · since 2002
Xaden
521 babies named Xaden in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 521
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Xaden is the #1420 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 521 recorded since 2002.
Xaden has 521 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1420 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #7,715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,420 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 521 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xaden ranks #7,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,420 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 521 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 521
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Xaden's 521 recorded births place it above 83.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Xaden compares
521 Top 43% higher than 57% of 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
Xaden's all-time total is 41% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xaden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 521 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 34 | 22,252 |
Xaden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xaden's full recorded timeline at 2014, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xaden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Xaden by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (242 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Xaden's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Xaden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
176 births
- 2020s
2020s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 242 births (46% of all-time use).
How Xaden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Xaden's total volume
Xaden by state
Where Xaden concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 20 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
25 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Xaden appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Xaden's data
- Texas records the most Xadens (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xaden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Xaden 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.