boy's name
Wayden
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 269
Wayden is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
Wayden over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 102 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 82 |
How popular is Wayden?
In 2025, Wayden was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Wayden 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.
Names that peaked alongside Wayden
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wayden also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wayden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wayden
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wayden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wayden
How popular is the name Wayden?
In 2025, Wayden was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Wayden a girl's or a boy's name?
Wayden is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Wayden most popular?
Wayden peaked in 2024, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wayden a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wayden currently ranks #3,751 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.