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Unisex — 10% girls#104 of boy names

Jayden

Pronounced JH EY1 D AA1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2009
  • 51 years in use
  • 12 spellings
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How popular is Jayden?

Jayden is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1974. It has been given to 391,851 children — the 104th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 52% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2009, when 23,180 children were given it.

12 other spellings are counted in that total — Jaden, Jaydon, Jaydan and nine more — because they are pronounced identically.

Roughly 10% of children named Jayden are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.

06,25012,50018,75025,000197019801990200020102020
2009Boys: 23,180Girls: 2,566

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Jayden and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Jaden
  • Jaydon
  • Jaydan
  • Jaydin
  • Jaedon
  • Jaydyn
  • Jaedan
  • Jaedin
  • Jadeon
  • Jadenn
  • Jadein
  • Jadean

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH EY1 D AA1 N · JH EY1 D AE1 N · JH EY1 D AH0 N · JH EY1 D AO1 N · JH EY1 D IH0 N · JH EY1 D IH1 N · Y AA1 D EH1 N
Stress pattern:
11 · 11 · 10 · 11 · 10 · 11 · 11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Jayden

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Jayden

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Jayden?
Jayden ranks 104th among boys' names in US records, with 391,851 births since 1974. Over the past decade it accounts for 97,081.
Is Jayden a unisex name?
Yes. About 10% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
When was Jayden most popular?
2009, when 23,180 children were given the name. It has been in use for 51 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Jayden spelled?
Jaden, Jaydon, Jaydan, Jaydin, Jaedon, Jaydyn, Jaedan, Jaedin, Jadeon, Jadenn, Jadein, Jadean. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.