Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Jaden
“resembling the green gemstone”
Jaden is a form of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaden is a form of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95,059
- 81,469 boys · 13,590 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 7,256 babies
- 2025
- 784
- #421 for boys · #6,957 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 97% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 768 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 421 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6,262 in 2007. It also appeared in 16 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (92). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 83,104 as a first name in 2020; 128 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jaden’s family of names
Jaden is a form of Jade. In French usage, Jaden has a related form in Jayden. Jaden has a related form in Jayden.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 24
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jaden
- Jaden SmithAmerican rapper and actor (born 1998)
- Jaden PhilogeneEnglish association football player (born 2002)
- Jaden IveyAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Jaden McDanielsAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Jaden SchwartzCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1992
- Jaden SpringerAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Jaden MichaelAmerican actor (2003-)
- Jaden EikermannGerman diverborn 2005
- Jaden HardyAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
Characters named Jaden: Jaden Korr.
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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