Jayden

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ORIGIN & HISTORY

The name Jayden is of modern American and English origin. Thought to have been created as a combination name of Jay and Hayden, there is some speculation the name may be of Hebrew origin, named after a minor worker who (mentioned only once in a single Scripture) helped rebuild the temple in Jerusalem under the prophet Nehemiah's direction. However, most researched sites indicate the name is a modern creation for either a boy or girl's name and not etymologically related to the Hebrew name, Jadon.

POPULARITY

Interestingly, the name Jayden ranked 54th in the United States as a boy's name in 2006. As a girl's name, it ranked 224th. In other English speaking countries, the trend of the name is rapidly equalizing as a male and female name. Especially in Canada and Australia. In England in 2006, it ranked 68th for a boy's name and in the 75th position for a girl's name.

In addition to the popularity of Jayden, nine other spellings, such as Jadon or Jaedan, appeared on the top 1000 boy's list in 2007.^[1]

FACTS

A lot of new American names in the last decade all seem to have something in common. Jayden, Hayden, Brayden, Caden, Kadyn, Brandyn, Aiden all rhyme and the names are becoming unisex more than ever. It is refreshing to see new names created by thinking, loving parents and like the name Jayden, it will become more popular as time goes on, just like all meaningful, unique names. See the article The Rise of "-Aden" for more information on this.

NAMESAKES

• Jayden's Rescue, a book written for elementary school students to help them solve math problems. It's a fun book in which the plot revolves around students having to solve math puzzles to recuse the damsel in distress, Queen Jayden. Author: Vladimir Tumanov
• "Jayden", a character in episode #168 of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The character Data gets a name change to Jayden in the episode of "To Thine Own Self."

FAMOUS PERSONS

Jayden James Federline born September 2006. Son of Britney Spears.

NOTES

Author: Victoria Rose Perkins