Is Ayden a boy or girl name?
Ayden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 1,678 boys were named Ayden, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.7% of the 90,229 US babies named Ayden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #212
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,380
- Babies named Ayden since 1990
- 90,229
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 6,348 babies
Boys and girls named Ayden, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,678 | #212 | 32 | #4,380 |
| 2023 | 1,909 | #190 | 23 | #5,405 |
| 2022 | 2,195 | #171 | 37 | #3,976 |
| 2021 | 2,639 | #143 | 51 | #3,161 |
| 2020 | 3,020 | #122 | 36 | #3,931 |
| 2019 | 3,363 | #114 | 34 | #4,175 |
| 2018 | 3,684 | #104 | 47 | #3,351 |
| 2017 | 3,961 | #99 | 48 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 4,506 | #92 | 57 | #2,939 |
| 2015 | 4,890 | #87 | 73 | #2,476 |
| 2014 | 5,630 | #74 | 80 | #2,308 |
| 2013 | 6,083 | #71 | 101 | #1,956 |
| 2012 | 6,233 | #68 | 115 | #1,782 |
| 2011 | 6,128 | #70 | 144 | #1,526 |
| 2010 | 5,143 | #78 | 163 | #1,407 |
| 2009 | 4,998 | #87 | 175 | #1,358 |
| 2008 | 5,058 | #91 | 210 | #1,212 |
| 2007 | 4,324 | #102 | 176 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 3,596 | #119 | 148 | #1,489 |
| 2005 | 2,722 | #147 | 155 | #1,390 |
| 2004 | 2,183 | #182 | 128 | #1,546 |
| 2003 | 1,830 | #201 | 123 | #1,563 |
| 2002 | 863 | #321 | 92 | #1,918 |
| 2001 | 452 | #506 | 55 | #2,708 |
| 2000 | 268 | #667 | 41 | #3,278 |
| 1999 | 149 | #966 | 30 | #3,900 |
| 1998 | 120 | #1,081 | 24 | #4,505 |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,600 | 15 | #6,208 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,148 | 6 | #12,002 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,759 | 9 | #8,891 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,723 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,575 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,219 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ayden reached #68 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #1,212 in 2008. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ayden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.