Zayden

Zayden: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modern rhyming coinage”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
ZAY-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Modern English-language coinage, modeled on names like Aiden, Brayden, and Jayden. It does not have a single traditional historical etymology.

How popular is Zayden?

2024525 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zayden in 20241,746

2024 rank#202 boys

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 188030,748

Zayden has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Zayden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Zaidengrowth, increase · Arabic
  • Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
  • Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)
  • Jaxsonson of Jack · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaidenmodern variant of Caden · American (modern coinage)
  • Cadenmodern name, possibly from Cadan or Cade · American (modern coinage)
  • Kairomodern spelling of Cairo · American (modern coinage)

Zayden questions

What does the name Zayden mean?

Zayden means "modern rhyming coinage". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern English-language coinage, modeled on names like Aiden, Brayden, and Jayden. It does not have a single traditional historical etymology.

Is Zayden a boy or girl name?

Zayden is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zayden?

1,746 US babies were named Zayden in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Zayden?

Zayden is usually pronounced ZAY-dən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.