Baby Name: Adon

We all know that names like Jayden and Aiden are popular. But…how popular?

This weekend, my goal was to find out.

I sat down with the SSA’s baby name list for 2009, picked out all the -ayden names, and counted them. I counted both the number of variants and the number of babies with each variant.

Here’s a run-down of what I found, sorted by ending. (Get ready to scroll!)

-dan [8504 babies, 31 variants]

• -adan [1296]
  • Adan, 1117
  • Jadan, 59
  • Bradan, 33
  • Kadan, 33
  • Aadan, 23
  • Cadan, 20
  • Zadan, 6
  • Tadan, 5
• -aedan [390]
  • Aedan, 255
  • Braedan, 65
  • Kaedan, 34
  • Jaedan, 30
  • Caedan, 6
• -aidan [5967]
  • Aidan, 5749
  • Jaidan, 81
  • Kaidan, 67
  • Caidan, 17
  • Zaidan, 17
  • Braidan, 13
  • Haidan, 10
  • Aaidan, 8
  • Raidan, 5
• -aydan [851]
  • Aydan, 396
  • Jaydan, 246
  • Braydan, 90
  • Kaydan, 39
  • Caydan, 32
  • Zaydan, 23
  • Haydan, 14
  • Taydan, 6
  • Raydan, 5

-den [85583 babies, 94 variants]

• -aden [17386]
  • Jaden, 4111
  • Kaden, 4021
  • Caden, 3984
  • Braden, 2017
  • Aden, 1353
  • Aaden, 1259
  • Zaden, 155
  • Haden, 129
  • Bladen, 69
  • Paden, 53
  • Graden, 34
  • Taden, 28
  • Vaden, 20
  • Xaden, 20
  • Draden, 19
  • Baden, 18
  • Khaden, 18
  • Shaden, 16
  • Sladen, 11
  • Jhaden, 9
  • Breaden, 6
  • Chaden, 6
  • Daden, 6
  • Jaaden, 6
  • Keaden, 6
  • Thaden, 6
  • Traden, 6
• -aeden [1858]
  • Braeden, 805
  • Jaeden, 390
  • Kaeden, 328
  • Caeden, 148
  • Aeden, 96
  • Zaeden, 24
  • Draeden, 18
  • Graeden, 12
  • Haeden, 12
  • Raeden, 11
  • Taeden, 7
  • Traeden, 7
• -aiden [23390]
  • Aiden, 15846
  • Kaiden, 2276
  • Jaiden, 2247
  • Caiden, 1316
  • Braiden, 556
  • Raiden, 361
  • Zaiden, 295
  • Haiden, 225
  • Aaiden, 76
  • Xaiden, 48
  • Laiden, 15
  • Daiden, 14
  • Draiden, 13
  • Taiden, 13
  • Khaiden, 12
  • Blaiden, 10
  • Baiden, 9
  • Graiden, 9
  • Paiden, 7
  • Shaiden, 7
  • Xhaiden, 7
  • Naiden, 6
  • Traiden, 6
  • Yaiden, 6
  • Gaiden, 5
  • Jhaiden, 5
• -ayden [42949]
  • Jayden, 17082
  • Brayden, 8526
  • Ayden, 4959
  • Hayden, 4822
  • Kayden, 2938
  • Cayden, 2726
  • Zayden, 741
  • Rayden, 193
  • Tayden, 165
  • Drayden, 156
  • Grayden, 132
  • Aayden, 98
  • Payden, 64
  • Layden, 47
  • Shayden, 43
  • Blayden, 40
  • Khayden, 29
  • Trayden, 23
  • Xayden, 22
  • Slayden, 21
  • Chayden, 19
  • Thayden, 16
  • Bayden, 15
  • Dayden, 15
  • Vayden, 14
  • Jhayden, 13
  • Wayden, 11
  • Nayden, 10
  • Clayden, 9

-din [1807 babies, 26 variants]

• -adin [575]
  • Kadin, 255
  • Adin, 157
  • Jadin, 69
  • Cadin, 42
  • Aadin, 25
  • Bradin, 20
  • Zadin, 7
• -aedin [124]
  • Jaedin, 50
  • Kaedin, 34
  • Braedin, 16
  • Aedin, 15
  • Caedin, 9
• -aidin [125]
  • Aidin, 56
  • Kaidin, 32
  • Jaidin, 18
  • Caidin, 10
  • Zaidin, 9
• -aydin [983]
  • Aydin, 380
  • Jaydin, 278
  • Braydin, 107
  • Kaydin, 95
  • Caydin, 44
  • Zaydin, 32
  • Haydin, 28
  • Taydin, 12
  • Raydin, 7

-dn [203 babies, 6 variants]

• -aydn [203]
  • Haydn, 80
  • Braydn, 45
  • Jaydn, 34
  • Kaydn, 29
  • Aydn, 10
  • Caydn, 5

-don [3479 babies, 37 variants]

• -adon [752]
  • Jadon, 528
  • Bradon, 60
  • Kadon, 52
  • Cadon, 29
  • Adon, 27
  • Aadon, 23
  • Ladon, 9
  • Gradon, 8
  • Sheadon, 6
  • Shadon, 5
  • Zadon, 5
• -aedon [429]
  • Braedon, 222
  • Jaedon, 126
  • Kaedon, 44
  • Caedon, 27
  • Aedon, 10
• -aidon [207]
  • Jaidon, 94
  • Aidon, 32
  • Kaidon, 30
  • Braidon, 23
  • Caidon, 13
  • Haidon, 8
  • Raidon, 7
• -aydon [2091]
  • Braydon, 1022
  • Jaydon, 686
  • Kaydon, 79
  • Haydon, 76
  • Graydon, 75
  • Aydon, 45
  • Caydon, 34
  • Raydon, 16
  • Zaydon, 15
  • Paydon, 11
  • Draydon, 9
  • Shaydon, 9
  • Taydon, 8
  • Laydon, 6

-dun [6 babies, 1 variant]

• -aydun [6]
  • Jaydun, 6

-dyn [3022 babies, 36 variants]

• -adyn [1284]
  • Bradyn, 397
  • Jadyn, 275
  • Kadyn, 257
  • Adyn, 104
  • Cadyn, 83
  • Aadyn, 76
  • Hadyn, 31
  • Zadyn, 26
  • Gradyn, 24
  • Khadyn, 6
  • Keadyn, 5
• -aedyn [570]
  • Braedyn, 172
  • Jaedyn, 166
  • Kaedyn, 109
  • Aedyn, 45
  • Caedyn, 36
  • Haedyn, 15
  • Zaedyn, 15
  • Draedyn, 6
  • Raedyn, 6
• -aidyn [931]
  • Aidyn, 321
  • Jaidyn, 273
  • Kaidyn, 131
  • Braidyn, 59
  • Caidyn, 53
  • Haidyn, 40
  • Zaidyn, 39
  • Raidyn, 10
  • Xaidyn, 5
• -aydyn [237]
  • Jaydyn, 89
  • Aydyn, 40
  • Haydyn, 32
  • Braydyn, 31
  • Kaydyn, 28
  • Caydyn, 9
  • Zaydyn, 8

-d*nn [87 babies, 7 variants]

• -aidenn [15]
  • Aidenn, 15
• -aydenn [54]
  • Jaydenn, 29
  • Aydenn, 19
  • Haydenn, 6
• -adynn [6]
  • Jadynn, 6
• -aidynn [12]
  • Aidynn, 6
  • Jaidynn, 6

-dd*n [139 babies, 11 variants]

• -adden [71]
  • Hadden, 22
  • Jadden, 18
  • Adden, 12
  • Cadden, 8
  • Kadden, 6
  • Bradden, 5
• -aidden [28]
  • Aidden, 21
  • Jaidden, 7
• -aydden [17]
  • Aydden, 12
  • Jaydden, 5
• -addon [23]
  • Haddon, 23

Other [162 babies, 18 variants]

• Aiyden, 37
• Jaiyden, 16
• Aodhan, 14
• Ayeden, 11
• Jahden, 11
• Aiydan, 8
• Ayedin, 6
• Breaden, 6
• Kaiyden, 6
• Keaden, 6
• Sheadon, 6
• Aiedan, 5
• Aieden, 5
• Aiiden, 5
• Jahyden, 5
• Jayeden, 5
• Jayhden, 5
• Keadyn, 5

Ok, ready to add these up?

Of the (at least) 2,095,910 baby boys born last year, (at least) 102,992 were given an -ayden name. That’s over 4.9%–about 1 in 20.

Of the 14,404 boy names on the SSA’s list, 267 are -ayden names. That’s 1.9%–about 1 in 50.

Do these numbers surprise you?

Update: Wondering how many baby girls or how many babies overall received an -ayden name in 2009?

[Disclaimer: I’m assuming all of the variants above rhyme with Jayden, but I can’t make any guarantees about pronunciation. Also, I didn’t count the following: variants with 3 syllables, variants with 2-vowel endings (e.g. -dien, -deyn), variants that look like Eden and Madden, and (possible variants?) Ajdin and Dredin.]

UPDATE: Is the -Ayden Craze Over?