Jaden
Top 1000
About Jaden
While Jadon is the authentic biblical name, Jaden is by far the more popular spelling, first noticed when Will and Jada Pinkett Smith used it for their now grown (and famous) son. It has since swept the country for both sexes, with a wide variety of spellings and rhyming cousins.
Pronounced JAY-den .
As of October 2026, Jaden ranked #421 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #74 in 2007, Nameberry popularity #700.
Editor's take: The name Jaden is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has heard".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #173 | 2,466 | 1,283.8 |
| 2015 | #201 | 2,015 | 1,051.3 |
| 2016 | #219 | 1,786 | 941.1 |
| 2017 | #229 | 1,651 | 892 |
| 2018 | #246 | 1,506 | 829.2 |
| 2019 | #267 | 1,361 | 758.5 |
| 2020 | #290 | 1,170 | 677.8 |
| 2021 | #306 | 1,089 | 622.5 |
| 2022 | #320 | 1,052 | 602.5 |
| 2023 | #351 | 932 | 544.8 |
| 2024 | #394 | 827 | 480 |
| 2025 | #421 | 768 | 449.6 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Jaden.
- Jayden
- Kaleb
- Kayden
- Kaden
- Kaiden
- Jayce
- Jace
- Zayn
- Brayden
- Zayne
- Chase
- Jordan
- Jaxon
- Zayden
- Kyle
- Tyler
- Zander
- Cody
- Jaxson
- Ryan
Jaden on lists
Famous Jadens
- Jaden Isaiah Betts
American actor
- Jaden McGrath
Australian rules footballer
- Jaden
American professional wrestling manager and promoter
- Jaden Schwartz
Canadian pro hockey player
- Jaden Piner
American actor
- Jaden Wolf (b. 1991)
son of actress Ningali Lawford,Wolf
- Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (b. 1998)
American actor; son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith
- Jaden Christopher Slater (b. 1999)
son of actor Christian Slater
- Jaden Gil Agassi (b. 2001)
son of pro tennis players Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
- Jaden Rayne Boreanaz (b. 2002)
son of actors Jaime Bergman and David Boreanaz
- Jaden Heskey (b. 2006)
son of English footballer Emile Heskey
- Jaden Chastain Smith (b. 2006)
son of soccer player Brandi Chastain and Jerry Smith
- Jaden Anthony Shentall (b. 2008)
son of singers Lisa Scott,Lee of Steps and Johnny Shentall of Hear'Say
- Jaden Wardell Spearman (b. 2016)
son of World Cup winner Shannon Boxx
Jaden in pop culture
- Jaden Korr
main character in "Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy"
- Jaden Yuki
character in anime "Yu,Gi,Oh!"