Jayden

Where Jayden comes from

Invented at the end of the 20th century by American parents who wanted to combine the initial "J" with the fashionable sound of Aidan, Braden, Caden and Hayden. It has been unisex from the very beginning because it resembles both Jay and Jade.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jayden
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1977
    First appearance
    #5,123 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2001
    Jayden Adams born
    South African soccer player
  3. 2002
    Jayden Nelson born
    Canadian soccer player
  4. 2010
    Peak, #4
    17,203 babies named Jayden — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2019
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #35.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Jayden Adams · South African soccer player, 2001–2026
  • Jayden Nelson · Canadian soccer player, born 2002
  • Jayden Jaymes · American pornographic actress, born 1986
  • Jayden Bogle · English association football player, born 2000
  • Jayden Danns · English association football player, born 2006

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.