Boys' name · since 2000
Zayden
Zayden has 32,246 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,246
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zayden is the #214 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 32,246 recorded since 2000.
Zayden has 32,246 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #214 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #652 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #214 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32,246 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayden ranks #652 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #214 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32,246 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,246
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayden's 32,246 recorded births place it above 98.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zayden compares
32,246 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Zayden's all-time total is 87x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,246 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,232 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zayden's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 11 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 2,232, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 2,232
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zayden popularity over time - girls
193 total births recorded since 2004 (Zayden as girls' name)
Zayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18,576 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Zayden's strongest decade.
18,576 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Zayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 2,343
2000s
2,343 births
- 2010s
2010s
18,576 births
- 2020s
2020s
11,327 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18,576 births (58% of all-time use).
How Zayden 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 Zayden's total volume
Zayden by state
Where Zayden concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,909 | 12.1% |
| #2 | California | | 2,653 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,746 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,402 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,149 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,120 | 3.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,097 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,083 | 3.4% |
3,909 of 32,246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Zayden appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zayden's data
- Zayden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18,576 total births) through the 2020s (11,327) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaydens (3,909 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 Zayden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Zayden 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.