Zayden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAY-den
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #567 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #213 for boys
Zayden is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 567th for boys in the UK (75 babies) and 213th for boys in the US (1,657 babies).
What does Zayden mean?
Modern: modern rhyming form of Aiden and Jayden
A modern name formed on the pattern of Aiden, Jayden and Brayden.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Zayden a girl's or a boy's name?
Zayden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 75 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 1,657 boys in the US.
How popular is Zayden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #567among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 75about 1 in 4,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 75 boys in the UK were named Zayden, making it the 567th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 655th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 76 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zayden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 158 boys in the UK were given Zayden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #328, up from #567 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 578th in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Zayden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #567 |
| 2024 | 74 | #574 |
| 2023 | 63 | #639 |
| 2022 | 76 | #562 |
| 2021 | 69 | #608 |
| 2020 | 59 | #655 |
| 2019 | 38 | #875 |
| 2018 | 37 | #907 |
| 2017 | 36 | #936 |
| 2016 | 48 | #771 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Zayden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #213among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,657about 1 in 1,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,657 boys in the US were named Zayden, making it the 213th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 185th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 2,232 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000. 11 girls were also named Zayden in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Zayden than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Zayden in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,770 boys in the US were given Zayden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #146, up from #213 for this spelling alone.
Zayden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,657 | #213 |
| 2024 | 1,747 | #202 |
| 2023 | 1,906 | #191 |
| 2022 | 2,022 | #187 |
| 2021 | 1,891 | #204 |
| 2020 | 2,104 | #185 |
| 2019 | 2,028 | #194 |
| 2018 | 2,147 | #185 |
| 2017 | 2,081 | #189 |
| 2016 | 2,140 | #184 |
| 2015 | 2,142 | #192 |
| 2014 | 2,232 | #188 |
| 2013 | 2,122 | #192 |
| 2012 | 1,562 | #228 |
| 2011 | 1,194 | #292 |
| 2010 | 928 | #338 |
| 2009 | 745 | #398 |
| 2008 | 566 | #487 |
| 2007 | 432 | #588 |
| 2006 | 224 | #880 |
| 2005 | 129 | #1,224 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,314 |
| 2003 | 71 | #1,714 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
Names like Zayden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayan Zayaan Musa Muhammad Zayn Rayyan Azaan Zayyan Hamza Zakariya Ibrahim Umar
Other spellings of Zayden
Zaydan Zaiden Zaidan Zaidyn Xaden Xaiden Xayden Zaden Zaedyn Zaydin Zaeden Zaydon
Names related to Zayden
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden 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, “Zayden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zayden, updated 20 October 2026.