Jayden is a unisex given name. The name is of recent origin, possibly an elaborate form of Jay, combined with the name Hayden. The name has become popular throughout the English-speaking world in recent years.[1] It was obscure until 1994, when it debuted on the Social Security Administration's list of the 1000 most popular boys names at #851.
The name was the fourth most popular boys' name in the United States in 2010, according to the Social Security Administration.[2] Altogether, nine variant spellings appear in the top 1000.[2] The name in this form was not a top 1000 name in the United States until 1994, when it ranked 851 and was associated with 159 births in the United States. By 1999, the rank had risen to 254 and by 2009 number 8 with 17,082 births[3]
Variants of the name include: Jaden, Jadon, Jaydon,[1] Jadyn, Jaedon, Jaida, Jaiden, Jaidin, Jaidon, Jaiden,[1] Jay.[citation needed]
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[edit] First name
- Jayden Attard (born 1986), Australian football player
- Jaidon Codrington (born 1984), American boxer
- Jayden Jaymes (born 1986), American pornographic actress
- Jadon Lavik (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Jaidyn Leskie (1996–1997), Australian crime victim
- Jadyn Maria (born 1985), Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
- Jadan McCullough, South African guitarist with the band New Loud Rockets
- Jayden Post (born 1989), Australian football player
- Jaden Smith (born 1998), American actor
- Jayden Stockley (born 1993), English football player
- Jadin Wong (1913–2010), American singer
- Jayden Cory (1998-2012), Student of Onslow Collage. He died during the civil war.
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[edit] Fictional people
- Norman Jayden, fictional character in the video game Heavy Rain
- Jaden Yuki, fictional character in the anime and manga series Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Jayden, the name given to the android Data in Thine Own Self, a 1994 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Lady Jayden, a Luanian priestess in Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire, a daily fantasy webcomic by Michael "Mookie" Terracciano that began in 2002
- Jayden the leader and red ranger from the children's TV series Power Rangers Samurai
- Jaden Korr, a Jedi Knight featured in the video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy and a featured character in several Star Wars novels.
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