People with the first name Ayden
65,628
About 1 in 5,050 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Ayden?
Ayden was the #765 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#765
More common than 98.6% of listed first names
Peak year
2012
6,349 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
1,365
#492 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 5,050
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
96.7% male3.3% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Ayden across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Ayden reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2012, with 6,349 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,365 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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