Jayden, Jadin, Jadyn, Jaiden, Jaden, and (among other variations) are

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that were rather obscure until the 1990s, when they began to appear on the U.S.

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's list of the 1,000 most popular boys' names. A name likely of modern invention, Jayden's rank among boys in the United States was 26 , though it peaked at number 4 in 2011.

Etymology

The name is probably a modern invention, formed by blending the "Jay" sound from the 1970s-popular name ''

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'' with the "den" sound from names like '' Braden'', '' Hayden'', ''

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'' and '' Zayden''. The biblical name

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(or Yadon),

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for "he will judge", appears in the Bible in

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3:7, but it is unlikely to be the source of the modern name.

Usage and popularity

The first ''Jadon'' to appear in the U.S. Census is Jadon Solomon Jones (born 1858) of

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, among a few others of the same name in the 19th century. The first year the SSA listed the name – those names in its annual list must be given to at least five children – was in 1970, when there were five Jadens born. ''Jadon'' appeared in 1973, and ''Jayden'' was first listed in 1977. Jaden Smith cropped

The name first appeared on the SSA's list of the 1,000 most popular boys' names in 1994, at number 850. It became dramatically more popular among ethnic minorities in the U.S. thereafter with the naming of

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(a variant of Jayden; derived from his mother's name, '' Jada''), the son of two famous actors, in 1998: use of the name about doubled between 1998 and 1999. Australia saw ''Jayden'' as a top 100 name in the state of

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in 1989. In the United States, a decade later, ''Jayden'' rank had risen to 62 and peaked at number 4 in 2011 with 16,979 births. The rank of ''Jayden'' is 26; variants that have peaked are ''Jaden'' (at 74 in 2007), ''Jaiden'' (at 171 in 2009), ''Jadyn'' (at 248 in 2005), ''Jadan'' (at 373 in 2003), and ''Jaidyn'' (at 559 in 2008).These statistics be verified using the Social Security Administration's tool
Popularity of a Name
. Retrieved July 4, 2018. The name's and variants' sudden rise in U.S. usage comes from many places: ''J'' names have been historically liked by Americans, and the popularity of two-syllable names ending in ''n'' has increased, as has the frequency of distinctive names.

People

Male

* Jayden Antwi-Nyame (born 1998), English footballer * Jayden Attard (born 1986), Australian rules footballer *

Jayden Brailey Jayden Brailey (born 9 April 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. Backg ...

(born 1996), Australian rugby league player *

Jayden Hadler Jayden Hadler (born 23 September 1993) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, competing in the preliminary heats of the men's 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre individual medley. ...

(born 1993), Australian swimmer *

Jayden Hayward Jayden Hayward (born 11 February 1987) is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who played for the Italy national rugby union team and for Benetton Rugby.Jayden Hodges (born 1993), Australian rugby player *

Jayden Hunt Jayden Hunt (born 3 April 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Melbourne Football Club. A defender, tall and weighing , ...

(born 1995), Australian rules footballer *

Jayden Laverde Jayden Laverde ( ; born 12 April 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with the 20th overall selection in the 2014 national draft. Early ...

(born 1996), Australian rules footballer * Jayden Levitt (born 1986), South African-born cricketer * Jayden Ngamanu (born 1997), Australian rugby union player *

Jayden Nikorima Jayden Nikorima (born 5 October 1996) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Catalans Dragons in the Betfred Super League. Nikorima previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. Background Nikorima was born i ...

(born 1996), New Zealand-Australian rugby league player * Jayden Panesso, vocalist for American band Sylar *

Jayden Peevy Jayden Peevy (born September 3, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free age ...

(born 1999), American football player * Jayden Pitt (born 1992), Australian rules footballer * Jayden Post (born 1989), Australian rules footballer *

Jayden Reed Jayden Reed (born April 28, 2000) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Western Michigan before transferring to Michigan State in 2019. Early life Reed grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He initially attended Metea Val ...

(born 2000), American football player * Jayden Richardson (born 2000), English footballer * Jayden Sawyer (born 1993), Australian Paralympian * Jayden Schofield (born 1992), Australian rules footballer * Jayden Scrubb (born 2000), American basketball player known as Jay Scrubb *

Jayden Short Jayden Short (born 24 January 1996) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was a premiership player with Richmond in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 won the club ...

(born 1996), Australian rules footballer * Jayden Sierra (born 1994), member of Australian band The Collective *

Jayden Stockley Jayden Connor Stockley (born 15 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town. Career AFC Bournemouth Born in Poole, Dorset, Stockley started his career as a youth player ...

(born 1993), English footballer * Jayden Walker (born 1996), Italian rugby league player *

Jayden Warn Jayden Warn (born 23 May 1994) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics as a member of the Australian Steelers and competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Biography Warn was born 23 May 19 ...

(born 1994), Australian wheelchair rugby player * Jayden X, alias of American political activist John Earle Sullivan (born 1994) * Jayden Yuan (born 1997), Chinese actor and martial artist

Female

Jayden Bartels Jayden Bartels (born November 1, 2004) is an American social media personality, YouTuber, singer and actress. She has over 852,000 subscribers on YouTube and known for her roles on Disney Channel's '' Coop & Cami Ask the World'' and Nickelodeon's ...

(born 2004), American social media personality, YouTuber, singer, and actress

Other variants

Jaiden Animations Jaiden Dittfach (born September 27, 1997), known online as Jaiden Animations, is an American YouTuber and animator, known for her story-time animations. Her videos explore a variety of topics, spanning from her experiences to personal stories. ...

(b. 1997), American YouTuber * Jadin Bell (1997–2013), American suicide *

Jaidon Codrington Jaidon "The Don" Codrington (born June 5, 1984 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American professional boxer. He fights at Light Heavyweight out of Queens, New York and had a record of 20 wins and 2 losses, with 16 wins by knockout. A contestant ...

(born 1984), American boxer * Jadyn Douglas (born 1985), Puerto Rican singer-songwriter * Jaeden Graham (born 1995), American football player * Jaiyden Hunt (born 1998), Australian rugby league footballer *

Jaiden Kaine Jaiden Kaine is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Killing Lincoln'' and ''The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, ...

, Cuban-American actor * Jadon Lavik (born 1978), American singer-songwriter * Jaidyn Leskie (1996–1997), murdered Australian child * Jaeden Martell (born 2003), American actor * Jadyn Matthews (born 1999), American-born Jamaican footballer * Jaeden Mercure (born 2003), Canadian soccer player *

Jadon Sancho Jadon Malik Sancho (born 25 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Manchester United and the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the best young players in the world, he is known for his ...

(born 2000), English footballer *

Jadin Watson Jaiden Anthony Watson (January 25, 1998), better known by his stage name NorthSideBenji, is a Canadian rapper and musician from Brampton, Ontario. Benji gained recognition from his Certified Gold single " Levels", which featured Toronto rapper Hou ...

, Canadian rapper and musician performing as NorthSideBenji * Jadin Wong (1913–2010), American singer *

Jadyn Wong Jadyn Wong is a Canadian actress, best known for playing mechanical prodigy Happy Quinn on the CBS show ''Scorpion''. Early life and education Jadyn Wong was born May 11, 1989 in Canada to immigrants from the then- British Hong Kong. She co ...

, Canadian actress

Fictional characters

*Jayden, name given to Data in " Thine Own Self", a 1994 episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Jayden Hoyles, in 2019 Netflix series ''Daybreak'' *

, in the British soap opera ''Doctors'' * Jayden Johnson, in the 2009 American TV film ''An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong'' *Jayden Shiba, leader in the TV series ''

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'' *

Jayden Warley ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and currently airs on digital channel Eleven. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the soap in 2013, by order of first appear ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Norman Jayden, an FBI agent from the video game ''

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References

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