Jayden
| Pronunciation | jay den |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex (for alternative spellings) |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Word/name | Likely a blend of Jason and "den" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling |
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Jayden is a given name that was rather obscure until the 1990s, when the name and its variants began to appear on the U.S. Social Security Administration's list of the 1,000 most popular boys' names. A name likely of modern invention, as of 2017 its 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 Jason with the "den" sound from names like Braden, Hayden, Jordan and Zayden.[1] The biblical name Jadon (or Yadon), Hebrew for "he will judge", appears in the Bible in Nehemiah 3:7,[2] but it is unlikely to be the source of the modern name.[1]
Usage and popularity[]
The first Jadon to appear in the U.S. Census is Jadon Solomon Jones (born 1858) of South Carolina, among a few others of the same name in the 19th century. In BC, Canada, Jayden Andrew Thiessen was born in 1976, possibly the first Jayden in the world with this particular spelling. 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.[1]
The name first appeared on the SSA's list of the 1,000 most popular boys' names in 1994, at number 850.[3] It became dramatically more popular among ethnic minorities[4] in the U.S. thereafter with the naming of Jaden Smith (a variant of Jayden; derived from his mother's name, Jada),[5] the son of two famous actors, in 1998:[5] use of the name about doubled between 1998 and 1999.[1]
Australia saw Jayden as a top 100 name in the state of Victoria in 1989.[1] In the United States, a decade later, Jayden's rank had risen to 62 and peaked at number 4 in 2011 with 16,979 births. The rank of Jayden as of 2017 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).[3]
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.[6]
People[]
- Jayden Antwi-Nyame, English footballer
- Jayden Attard (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
- Jayden Brailey (born 1996), Australian rugby league player
- Jayden Hadler (born 1993), Australian swimmer
- Jayden Hayward (born 1987), New Zealand rugby union player
- Jayden Hodges (born 1993), Australian rugby player
- Jayden Hunt (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- Jayden Laverde (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
- Jayden Levitt (born 1986), South African-born cricketer
- Jayden Ngamanu (born 1997), Australian rugby union player
- Jayden Nikorima (born 1996), New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
- Jayden Pitt (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
- Jayden Post (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
- Jayden Sawyer (born 1993), Australian Paralympian
- Jayden Schofield (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
- Jayden Short (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
- Jayden Stockley (born 1993), English footballer
- Jayden Walker (born 1996), Italian rugby league player
- Jayden Warn (born 1994), Australian wheelchair rugby player
- Jayden Yuan (born 1998), Chinese actor and martial artist
Other variants[]
- Jaiden Abbott, Anguillan footballer
- Jaiden Animations, American YouTuber
- Jaidon Codrington (born 1984), American boxer
- Jadyn Douglas (born 1985), Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
- Jaeden Graham (born 1995), American football player
- Jaiden Kaine, Cuban-American actor
- Jadon Lavik (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Jaeden Lieberher, American actor
- Jadon Sancho (born 2000), English footballer
- Jadin Wong (1913–2010), American singer
- Jadyn Wong, Canadian actress
Fictional characters[]
- Jayden, name given to Data in "Thine Own Self", a 1994 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Jaden Korr, main character in the video game Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Jayden Shiba, leader in the TV series Power Rangers Samurai
- Jayden Warley, in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Jaden Yuki, main character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Norman Jayden, An FBI agent from the video game Heavy Rain
See also[]
- Jaden, a page for people with the given name "Jaden"
- Jadin, a disambiguation page for "Jadin"
- Jaidon River, a river in Romania
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Evans, Cleveland (July 8, 2014). "Cleveland Evans: Jaden likely a combination of Jason, Braden". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Nehemiah 3:7, Biblos.com
- ^ Jump up to: a b These statistics be verified using the Social Security Administration's tool "Popularity of a Name". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ La Vorgna, Marca; Levine, Samantha (August 29, 2012). "Mayor Bloomberg Announces Isabella And Jayden Are 2011's Most Popular Baby Names For Third Year In A Row". City of New York. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Jennifer 8. (December 2, 2009). "For Baby Names, Jayden Rises to the Top". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Lee, Jennifer 8. (October 12, 2007). "Most Popular Baby Name Starts with M (or Is It J?)". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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