US rank #2616 Boys' name Peak 2012 2,241 births

Zaden — #2616 US boys' name

2,241 babies named Zaden in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s7162010s12542020s266
#2616
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Zaden was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

172 babies were named Zaden in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaden

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,241 babies named Zaden between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaden currently holds the #2616 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 172 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zaden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 266 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaden in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaden 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 2,241 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.

Zaden at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,241

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2012

172 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,616

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
172
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Zaden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,254 births that decade — 56% of Zaden's all-time total
1990s52000s7162010s12542020s266

Zaden by state

Where Zaden concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaden
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
266 11.9%
#2 California
108 4.8%
#3 Ohio
84 3.7%
#4 Florida
73 3.3%
#5 Oklahoma
52 2.3%
#6 Georgia
50 2.2%
#7 Missouri
41 1.8%
#8 Pennsylvania
41 1.8%
Texas share of Zaden's total US births 11.9%
Even split

266 of 2,241 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Zaden appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaden?
2,241 babies have been named Zaden since 1999. It currently ranks #2616 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 172 births.
When was Zaden most popular?
Zaden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,254 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Zaden most popular?
The top states for the name Zaden are Texas (266 births), California (108 births), Ohio (84 births).
How long has the name Zaden been used?
Zaden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zade, Zadok, Zadyn, Zadkiel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.