The first name Zayden
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
American 21st-century coinage, rhyming with Jayden, Brayden, Aidan, etc.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 67 boys were named Zayden, making it the 578th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 73 births (#531).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zayden with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zayden at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,657 boys born in the United States were named Zayden, the 214th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 2,232 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Zayden mean?
- American 21st-century coinage, rhyming with Jayden, Brayden, Aidan, etc.
- How popular is the name Zayden?
- In 2025, 67 boys born in England and Wales were named Zayden, ranking 578th. Its peak was 2022, with 73 births.
- Is Zayden a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 32,439 US babies named Zayden since 1880 were boys.
- When was Zayden most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 2,232 babies were named Zayden, its highest rank at 188th.