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Ayden
“little and fiery”
Say it AY-denPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Ayden.
US birth records for 2025 list 22 girls named Ayden (rank #5,584) and 1,343 boys named Ayden (rank #257).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 32 in 2024 to 22 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 1,684 in 2024 to 1,343 in 2025.
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How popular is Ayden?
Girls · 2025#5,58422 recorded births
Boys · 2025#2571,343 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 257 | 1,343 |
| 2025 | Girls | 5,584 | 22 |
| 2024 | Boys | 213 | 1,684 |
| 2024 | Girls | 4,399 | 32 |
| 2023 | Boys | 190 | 1,912 |
| 2023 | Girls | 5,409 | 23 |
| 2022 | Boys | 171 | 2,198 |
| 2022 | Girls | 3,978 | 37 |
| 2021 | Boys | 143 | 2,642 |
| 2021 | Girls | 3,164 | 51 |
| 2020 | Boys | 122 | 3,025 |
| 2020 | Girls | 3,931 | 36 |
| 2019 | Boys | 114 | 3,367 |
| 2019 | Girls | 4,178 | 34 |
| 2018 | Boys | 104 | 3,685 |
| 2018 | Girls | 3,354 | 47 |
| 2017 | Boys | 99 | 3,964 |
| 2017 | Girls | 3,312 | 48 |
| 2016 | Boys | 92 | 4,506 |
| 2016 | Girls | 2,939 | 57 |
| 2015 | Boys | 87 | 4,891 |
| 2015 | Girls | 2,476 | 73 |
| 2014 | Boys | 74 | 5,632 |
| 2014 | Girls | 2,308 | 80 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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