Jaidan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-den
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Jaidan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Jaidan mean?
Modern: spelling of Jaiden, itself a spelling of Jayden
A modern invented name, sometimes linked to Jadon, a minor figure in the Book of Nehemiah.
Meaning borrowed from Jaiden. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaidan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaidan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaidan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jaidan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaidan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,047 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Jaidan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Jaidan, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 87 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had fewer boys named Jaidan than any year since 1997.
Half of all the boys named Jaidan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1999, 68% of the babies named Jaidan in the US were girls. By 2017 it was 24%, with more boys than girls since 2006.
Jaidan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,423 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,345 |
| 2010 | 71 | #1,956 |
| 2009 | 82 | #1,808 |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,736 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,890 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,918 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,027 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Nicknames for Jaidan
- Jay 83 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jaidan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Rayyan, Muhammad, Musa, Hassan, Ayaan, Ahmed, Zayan, Faizan, Jayden, Usman, Abdullah
Names related to Jaidan
Jaiden, Jaydan, Jaidon, Jadan, Jaedan, Jaidyn, Jadin, Jadian
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaidan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaidan, updated 20 October 2026.