Coined names, by how often Americans give them
265 names in U.S. records come from coinages, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Jayden (4,718 babies), then Kayden and Amara.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Coined names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Jayden | 4,718 | A unisex given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Kayden | 2,735 | A male given name originating as a coinage, variant of Caden. Wiktionary |
| Amara | 2,639 | A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage taken from fantasy fiction; explained, for example, as a Sanskrit word for “eternal”. Wiktionary |
| Evangeline | 1,998 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Nevaeh | 1,828 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Caden | 1,752 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Zayden | 1,668 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Kylie | 1,491 | A female given name originating as a coinage; variant forms Khylie, Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, Kyly. Wiktionary |
| Kaiden | 1,488 | A male given name originating as a coinage, variant of Caden and Kayden. Wiktionary |
| Kaden | 1,040 | A male given name originating as a coinage, variant of Caden. Wiktionary |
| Leia | 1,033 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Jaylen | 942 | A male given name originating as a coinage, of modern American usage; variant form Jalen. Wiktionary |
| Daxton | 834 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Vanessa | 813 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Kashton | 797 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Cayden | 788 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Jaden | 784 | A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden. Wiktionary |
| Raiden | 757 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Gracelynn | 698 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Gracelyn | 659 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Kyson | 648 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Alivia | 619 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Ronin | 617 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Raelyn | 598 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Jayla | 569 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Jazlyn | 563 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Kylan | 542 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Della | 533 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Kyla | 512 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Jaiden | 472 | A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden. Wiktionary |
| Zaiden | 466 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Miranda | 437 | A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin]. Wiktionary |
| Myra | 429 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Jolene | 423 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Coraline | 414 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Jaxton | 410 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Khaleesi | 410 | A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Braylen | 396 | A male given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Marilyn | 356 | A female given name originating as a coinage. Wiktionary |
| Luella | 349 | A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Louella. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
Other origins
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