How bad is the ayden trend? (stats inside)

[nomoretopten]

This bad! The list includes all names with 5 or more from 2011.
Grand Totals:
Spellings: 285 (up from 252 in 2009)
Distinct Names: 30 (up from 2
Total -aydens: 95,383 (down from 98146)
Percentage of boys with ayden names: 4.73% of boys (up from 4.62%)

37 spellings in top 1000

Aiden 15389 Ayden 6085 Aidan 3685 Aden 1193 Adan 900 Aidyn 363 Aydin 355
Aydan 342 Aedyn 49 Aidin 40 Aydyn 38 Aadyn 36 Aidden 35 Aidon 29 Adon 26 Aidenn 24 Ajden 22 Ayeden 19 Eidan 19 Adon 13 Eydan 13 Adden 12 Aiiden 12 Aadan 11 Aadin 11 Aedin 10 Aodhan 10 Aydden 10 Adyen 8 Adynn 8 Aidynn 8 Aydn 8
Ayedin 8 Ayiden 8 Aaidyn 7 Aideyn 7 Aedon 6 Aiddan 5 Total: 28816/38 spellings

Ajaden 6 Ajayden 5 Total: 11/2

Baden 28 Bayden 18 Baiden 5 Total: 51/3

Bladen 50 Blayden 41 Blaydon 8 Blaiden 6 Total: 105/4

Brayden 8962 Braden 1329 Braydon 796 Braeden 553 Braiden 464 Bradyn 266 Braedon 174 Braedyn 158 Braydin 78 Braydan 66 Breyden 61 Braidyn 45 Braydyn 43 Bradon 41 Braedan 35 Braydn 33
Breydon 33 Breydan 19 Bradan 15 Bradin 15 Braedin 15 Breydin 7 Braydenn 6 Total: 13214/23

Chayden 26

Dayden 23 Daiden 16 Daden 6 Total: 45/3

Drayden 148 Dreyden 40 Dredyn 25 Draiden 19 Dreden 18 Draeden 14 Draden 13 Draydon 10 Dreydon 9 Draedyn 8 Dredan 7 Dredon 6 Dreydan 6 Total: 323/13

Gaiden 6

Grayden 123 Graydon 84 Gradon 30 Greyden 22 Gradyn 18 Greydon 10 Gradin 10 Graeden 8 Gradon 5 Total: 310/9

Hayden 4552 Haiden 202 Haden 99 Haydn 58 Haydon 43 Hadyn 28 Haydin 27 Haydan 19 Haedyn 18 Haeden 12 Hadden 11 Total: 5069/11

Jayden 16861 Jaden 3777 Jaiden 2055 Jaydon 419 Jadon 385 Jaeden 253 Jaidyn 238
Jaydan 205 Jaydin 197 Jaedyn 171 Jaedon 107 Jaidon 83 Jaydyn 78 Jaiden 54 Jaydn 44 Jadin 40 Jaydenn 40 Jadan 39 Jaiden 24 Jaidin 23 Jden 21 Jaedan 20 Jaiyden 16 Jadden 15 Jeydan 11 Jdyn 10 Jadenn 9 Jaydden 8 Jeiden 8 Jhaden 7 Jadyen 6 Jaidynn 6 Jahyden 5 Jaydehn 5 Jayeden 5 Jeadon 5 Jhaiden 5 Total: 25255/37

Jakaden 21 Jacaden 9 Total: 30/2

Kayden 3701 Kaden 3261 Caden 3018 Cayden 2548 Kaiden 2386 Caiden 1214
Kaeden 295 Kadyn 166 Kadin 165 Kaidyn 158 Caiden 112 Kaedyn 103 Kaydin 85 Kaidan 76 Kaydon 73 Cadyn 66 Caidyn 63 Kaydan 50 Kaidon 45 Kadon 35 Caydon 31 Kaedon 30 Khaydon 30 Keiden 29 Khaden 29 Kaidin 28 Cayden 27 Caydin 26 Kaedan 26 Keyden 26 Cadin 21 Kaedin 20 Caidan 18 Kadan 18 Caydan 17 Kaydn 17 Kden 16 Caidon 15 Kaydyn 15 Khaiden 15 Caedan 14 Kaydenn 14
Kaiyden 11 Khadyn 9 Caydn 8 Kadeyn 8 Keidan 8 Caydenn 7 Keidon 7 Cadden 6 Caedin 6 Caydyn 6 Kaidynn 6 Keaden 6 Keydon 6
Total 18196/55

Layden 73 Laiden 24 Ladon 18 Laden 9 Leiden 5 Leyden 5 Total: 134/6

Madan 5 Maden 5 Madon 5 Total: 15/3

Makayden 6

Markayden 5

Nayden 9 Naiden 6 Total: 15/2

Payden 48 Paden 35 Paiden 7 Paidyn 6 Peydon 6 Paydon 5 Total: 107/6

Raiden 472 Rayden 259 Raidyn 28 Raedyn 16 Reyden 15 Raeden 13 Raydin 12
Raydon 12 Radin 9 Raidon 9 Raden 7 Radyn 6 Reiden 6 Raedon 5 Raydyn 5 Raydan 5
Total: 879/16

Shayden 51 Shaden 8 Shaydon 5 Total: 64/3

Slayden 16 Sladen 6 Total: 22/2

Tayden 168 Taiden 25 Taden 19 Taeden 11 Taydin 5 Total: 228/5

Thayden 10

Treyden 43 Trayden 16 Treydan 7 Treydon 7 Traiden 6 Traeden 5 Total: 84/6

Vaden 17

Waden 5

Yaden 11 Yadin 5 Yadon 5 Yaiden 5 Total: 26/5

Zayden 1183 Zaiden 534 Zaden 170 Zaidyn 63 Xaiden 48 Xayden 47 Zaedyn 30
Zaydin 30 Xaden 25 Zadyn 24 Zaydan 23 Zaeden 22 Zaidan 21 Zaydon 15 Zaydyn 13 Zaidin 9 Zaydn 9 Xaeden 7 Xaidyn 7 Zaiyden 7 Zaedin 6 Zaydenn 6 Zadan 5 Zeyden 5 Total: 2309/24

[sheflieswithherownwings]

Wow, I'm actually shocked! It has got end soon surely?! I feel so sorry for some of those children I mean could you imagine...

"I'm Aiiden with two I's"
"I'm Jdyn with no vowels"
"I'm Kden and my parents thought they were cool"
"I'm Gaiden and my parents wanted me to get bullied" (Gaiden is really bad!!!)
"I'm Bladen and I've got to try and get a job with the word blade in my name"
"I'm Markayden and my parents could decide if they liked Mark or Aiden so they used both"
"I'm Laiden and I'm another one whose parents set me up to be teased"
"I'm dayden and my name is just silly"

And that's just a few of them, do parent think they look clever or cool for inflicting these awful names on their children? Jadon was a unique enough name and I'll accept Caden, Braden (Irish name), Hayden (Last name) but the rest are just bad, very bad!

[esrever88]

Maden? Like maiden? That one's guaranteed to be teased. Ugh this is awful.

[jennipea382]

Oh my. I've always loved the name Braden but THIS is exactly why I won't use it. I like Aidan and Hayden too, but never enough to use them. I know a Kaeden and a Brayden that contributed to that list.. well, actually Brayden was born this year now that I think of it. So I guess it's not going away! I just wish people could have stuck to original spellings. Aidan, Braden, Hayden, Jadon and Caden are fine. I just DO NOT understand misspelling names like that. I can deal with changing a letter (Aiden instead of Aidan) but NOT smashing the keyboard and coming up with Aaidyn (wtf?!).

[r_j]

Omg there's one for nearly every letter of the alphabet. Where are Fayden and Quayden? And don't forget Xaden!

[theroadtohere]

Oh my gosh, I'm laughing so hard there are tears in my eyes. All these poor kids with made up/horribly spelled names!

Alexis

[sheflieswithherownwings]

I totally agree Jennipea382 and that's what it looks like doesn't it - we'll hit the keyboard and see what we can come up with.

Aidan is a gorgeous name, and I know some lovely Aidans but their name is now looked up negatively because of all the rubbish listed above. I'm very open to saying that Caden (Cade) is a massive GP of mine but I would never, ever use it. Also, Jadon used in the correct manner is great, and still a lovely name that's ruined by the trashy versions.

[east93]

I stopped reading after Bladyn.

[erinlw]

Some of those names are just sad. Slayden? Bladen? Markayden? Jakaden? People think that they're making an uber-popular name unique, when they're really just ruining their child's life! But even though it's really popular, I like the name Aiden. The thing is, I can only picture it on a boy under ten. It seems too childish once the kid gets older.

[ashthedreamer]

Wow, I'm actually shocked! It has got end soon surely?! I feel so sorry for some of those children I mean could you imagine...

"I'm Aiiden with two I's"
"I'm Jdyn with no vowels"
"I'm Kden and my parents thought they were cool"
"I'm Gaiden and my parents wanted me to get bullied" (Gaiden is really bad!!!)
"I'm Bladen and I've got to try and get a job with the word blade in my name"
"I'm Markayden and my parents could decide if they liked Mark or Aiden so they used both"
"I'm Laiden and I'm another one whose parents set me up to be teased"
"I'm dayden and my name is just silly"

And that's just a few of them, do parent think they look clever or cool for inflicting these awful names on their children? Jadon was a unique enough name and I'll accept Caden, Braden (Irish name), Hayden (Last name) but the rest are just bad, very bad!

Bahaha, Liz! I agree with this completely!