Boy’s name · American English, Irish

Xaiden

How to say it: ZAY-dun · /ˈzeɪdən/

Modern American respelling of Aiden, Irish 'little fire' - invented X-variant in the Jayden-Kayden trend.

Xaiden was the 755th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 99 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 93% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #631 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#755for boys in 2025
1 in 10,869US babies
99born in 2025
#631projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Xaiden
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#755
Babies born in 202599
Share of births1 in 10,869
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+93%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#631

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Xaiden is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 51 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Xai
  • Den

Other spellings

Honouring a Xaiden in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Xaiden is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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