Boys' name · since 2006
Xayden
Xayden has 1,017 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Xayden currently ranks #1971 among boys' names in America, with 1,017 babies recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Xayden recorded 1,017 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #1971 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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.
- #5,089 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,971 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,017 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xayden ranks #5,089 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,971 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,017 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Xayden's 1,017 recorded births place it above 88.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Xayden compares
1,017 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Xayden's all-time total is 176% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,017 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Xayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xayden splits its recorded history at 2016: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xayden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Xayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (537 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Xayden's strongest decade.
537 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Xayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
537 births
- 2020s
2020s
411 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 537 births (53% of all-time use).
How Xayden 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 Xayden's total volume
Xayden by state
Where Xayden concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 124 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 74 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 43 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
124 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Xayden appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Xayden's data
- Xayden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (537 total births) through the 2020s (411) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Xaydens (124 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 Xayden: 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 (~19 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, 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 Xayden 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.