unisex name
Jaden
JAY-den
- Origin American
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 108,688
the United States
#421
2025 births
Jaden is a modern American name with a genuine biblical original behind it — Jadon appears once in Nehemiah, as a man who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and almost nothing else is known of him.
- Jaden is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 2007, when 7,256 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,229 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Jaden over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 59 |
| 1980s | 295 |
| 1990s | 5,987 |
| 2000s | 56,637 |
| 2010s | 26,077 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,004 |
What Jaden means
Jaden means thankful, or he will judge, depending on which Hebrew root is taken. Neither reading is settled, because the biblical name appears only once and in a list.
Where Jaden comes from
Jaden respells Jadon, a Hebrew name appearing a single time in Nehemiah among those repairing Jerusalem's wall. With one mention and no story attached, its derivation is contested — yadon, he will judge, and a root meaning thankful are both proposed. The modern name is effectively a separate creation: it appears in American records only from the 1990s and belongs to the rhyming set with Aiden, Brayden, Kayden and Hayden, most of which have no such original.
Jaden in use
Jaden peaked in the United States in 2007, when 7,256 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 388th in Ireland on 10 births, 421st in the United States on 784, 574th in England and Wales on 68 and 811th in France on 50, across 108,688 lifetime births in five of the seven markets we track. About 14 percent of recorded births are female.
How popular is Jaden?
In 2025, Jaden was given to 784 babies in the United States, ranking #421 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Jaden is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Jaden is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jadèn | Jadèn is a rare spelling of Jaden, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Jaden
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaden also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Jaden
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Jaden in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Dutch
- Jayden
Sibling names for Jaden
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaden
What does the name Jaden mean?
Thankful, or he will judge. The biblical Jadon appears once, so neither reading is settled.
Is Jaden a biblical name?
Jadon is, appearing once in Nehemiah. The modern Jaden is effectively a separate creation.
Is it Jaden or Jayden?
Both are used, along with Jaiden — they divided one sound between them in the 1990s.
How popular is Jaden?
421st in the United States, down from a 2007 peak of 7,256 births.
Is Jaden a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaden is used for both girls and boys. About 14% of recorded births with this name are girls.
What are the nicknames for Jaden?
Jaden is usually shortened to Jade.
Is Jaden a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaden currently ranks #385 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.