Ayden is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Ayden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #257 among boys (1,343) and #5,584 among girls (22) — overall #492 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,365 | 1,386 | #5,584 | #257 |
| 2024 | 1,716 | 1,729 | #4,399 | #213 |
| 2023 | 1,935 | 1,958 | #5,409 | #190 |
| 2022 | 2,235 | 2,254 | #3,978 | #171 |
| 2021 | 2,693 | 2,707 | #3,164 | #143 |
| 2020 | 3,061 | 3,078 | #3,931 | #122 |
| 2019 | 3,401 | 3,414 | #4,178 | #114 |
| 2018 | 3,732 | 3,763 | #3,354 | #104 |
| 2017 | 4,012 | 4,032 | #3,312 | #99 |
| 2016 | 4,563 | 4,595 | #2,939 | #92 |
| 2015 | 4,964 | 4,986 | #2,476 | #87 |
| 2014 | 5,712 | 5,723 | #2,308 | #74 |
| 2013 | 6,185 | 6,208 | #1,957 | #71 |
| 2012 | 6,349 | 6,365 | #1,782 | #68 |
| 2011 | 6,273 | 6,298 | #1,526 | #70 |
| 2010 | 5,307 | 5,312 | #1,407 | #78 |
| 2009 | 5,173 | 5,178 | #1,358 | #87 |
| 2008 | 5,268 | 5,277 | #1,212 | #91 |
| 2007 | 4,501 | 4,507 | #1,374 | #102 |
| 2006 | 3,744 | 3,744 | #1,489 | #119 |
| 2005 | 2,877 | 2,877 | #1,390 | #147 |
| 2004 | 2,311 | 2,311 | #1,546 | #182 |
| 2003 | 1,953 | 1,958 | #1,563 | #201 |
| 2002 | 955 | 955 | #1,918 | #321 |
| 2001 | 507 | 507 | #2,708 | #506 |
| 2000 | 309 | 309 | #3,278 | #667 |
| 1999 | 179 | 179 | #3,900 | #966 |
| 1998 | 144 | 144 | #4,505 | #1,081 |
| 1997 | 78 | — | #6,209 | #1,600 |
| 1996 | 45 | — | #12,002 | #2,148 |
| 1995 | 33 | — | — | #2,353 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #8,891 | #3,760 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,723 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #6,576 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,222 |