Ayden

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #257 for boys in 2025, 1,343 births
Given to boys 97.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2012 · 6,234 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
89,180
since 1990

Ayden over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #68, 2012boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,55422#2571,343
2024#4,38732#2131,684
2023#5,39023#1901,912
2022#3,96337#1712,198
2021#3,15751#1432,642
2020#3,91536#1223,025
2019#4,16234#1143,367
2018#3,34647#1043,685
2017#3,30548#993,964
2016#2,93457#924,506
2015#2,47173#874,891
2014#2,30480#745,632
2013#1,953101#716,084
2012#1,782115#686,234
2011#1,524144#706,129
2010#1,402163#785,144
2009#1,358175#874,998
2008#1,211210#915,058
2007#1,370176#1024,325
2006#1,488148#1193,596
2005#1,389155#1472,722
2004#1,546128#1822,183
2003#1,561123#2011,830
2002#1,91592#321863
2001#2,70055#506452
2000#3,27141#667268
1999#3,89530#966149
1998#4,49224#1,080120
1997#6,16315#1,59963
1996#11,8076#2,14539
1995—#2,34633
1994#8,8049#3,75117
1993—#4,69712
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1991—#6,5197
1990—#8,1175
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First appearance
1990

The first year at least five boys were named Ayden! It came in at #8,117, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1992, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Ayden is popular in 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 357 boysAKMaine: #141 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 618 boysMEVermont: #113 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 382 boysVTNew Hampshire: #162 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 799 boysNHWashington: #162 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 690 boysWAIdaho: #267 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,193 boysIDMontana: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 668 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ayden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #196 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,036 boysMNIllinois: #230 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,182 boysILWisconsin: #162 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 731 boysWIMichigan: #144 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 667 boysMINew York: #173 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 1,084 boysNYMassachusetts: #179 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,170 boysMARhode Island: #116 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 478 boysRIOregon: #132 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 503 boysORNevada: #173 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 695 boysNVWyoming: #57 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 182 boysWYSouth Dakota: #96 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 289 boysSDIowa: #146 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 603 boysIAIndiana: #146 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 640 boysINOhio: #144 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 722 boysOHPennsylvania: #174 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 944 boysPANew Jersey: #262 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,791 boysNJConnecticut: #211 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,371 boysCTCalifornia: #276 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 1,719 boysCAUtah: #132 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 528 boysUTColorado: #221 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 946 boysCONebraska: #128 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 459 boysNEMissouri: #196 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 992 boysMOKentucky: #177 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 922 boysKYWest Virginia: #147 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 648 boysWVVirginia: #145 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 727 boysVAMaryland: #252 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,458 boysMDDelaware: #163 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 689 boysDEArizona: #199 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 853 boysAZNew Mexico: #212 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 883 boysNMKansas: #125 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 463 boysKSArkansas: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,235 boysARTennessee: #168 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 829 boysTNNorth Carolina: #131 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 613 boysNCSouth Carolina: #202 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,083 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #138 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 548 boysOKLouisiana: #221 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,071 boysLAMississippi: #195 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 881 boysMSAlabama: #311 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,818 boysALGeorgia: #298 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,732 boysGAHawaii: #115 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 428 boysHITexas: #252 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 1,329 boysTXFlorida: #221 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,230 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#57 · 1 in 182
  2. South Dakota#96 · 1 in 289
  3. Alaska#113 · 1 in 357
  4. Vermont#113 · 1 in 382
  5. Hawaii#115 · 1 in 428

Best ever in a state: #12 in Mississippi, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#57111 in 182
South Dakota#96141 in 289
Alaska#11391 in 357
Vermont#11361 in 382
Hawaii#115121 in 428
Rhode Island#116111 in 478
Kansas#125361 in 463
Nebraska#128231 in 459
North Carolina#131831 in 613
Oregon#132391 in 503
Utah#132411 in 528
Oklahoma#138381 in 548
Maine#14191 in 618
Michigan#144851 in 667
Ohio#144931 in 722
Virginia#145571 in 727
Indiana#146601 in 640
Iowa#146271 in 603
West Virginia#147141 in 648
New Hampshire#16271 in 799
Washington#162491 in 690
Wisconsin#162401 in 731
Delaware#16361 in 689
Tennessee#168431 in 829
Nevada#173191 in 695
New York#1731031 in 1,084
Pennsylvania#174681 in 944
Kentucky#177251 in 922
Massachusetts#179301 in 1,170
Montana#19061 in 668
Mississippi#195171 in 881
Minnesota#196291 in 1,036
Missouri#196341 in 992
Arizona#199471 in 853
South Carolina#202191 in 1,083
Connecticut#211131 in 1,371
New Mexico#212121 in 883
Colorado#221321 in 946
Florida#221761 in 1,230
Louisiana#221241 in 1,071
Illinois#230671 in 1,182
Maryland#252201 in 1,458
Texas#2521331 in 1,329
Arkansas#257121 in 1,235
New Jersey#262271 in 1,791
Idaho#26771 in 1,193
California#2761461 in 1,719
Georgia#298331 in 1,732
Alabama#311131 in 1,818
District of Columbia———
North Dakota———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ayden
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 44 spots since 2024 (#213 → #257)
  • 135 spots since 2020 (#122 → #257)
  • 170 spots since 2015 (#87 → #257)
  • Biggest jump: 299 spots in 2000 (#966 → #667)
  • Biggest drop: 44 spots in 2025 (#213 → #257)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1990
  • Peaked 2012 at #68 (6,234 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2008–2017
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 304
  • Highest: 1 in 304 boys born in 2012 were named Ayden (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,272 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 55.7% of all boys named Ayden (49,636) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s445#966 (1999)#3,469
2000s26,295#87 (2009)#242
2010s49,636#68 (2012)#86
2020s12,804#122 (2020)#183

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ayden in 2003

girls
#1,561
123 births · 1 in 14,855 girls
boys
#201
1,830 births · 1 in 1,079 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #1,561Ayden123

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #201Ayden1,830
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 14,855 of them was named Ayden, which outranked 91.5% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ayden
  1. #1,552Laine124
  2. #1,552Rain124
  3. #1,552Rayven124
  4. #1,561Ayden123
  5. #1,561Acacia123
  6. #1,561Ashlin123
  7. #1,561Brigid123
  8. #1,579Angelia122
  9. #1,579Annalee122
  10. #1,579Anyssa122

Tied with 17 names at #1,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 1,079 of them was named Ayden, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ayden
  1. #198Martin1,889
  2. #199Corey1,887
  3. #200Roberto1,873
  4. #201Ayden1,830
  5. #202Taylor1,829
  6. #203Jaylen1,814
  7. #204Dawson1,805
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003 →