Jaden is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #980 in 2011 with 262 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2003 with 1,448 births ranking #226. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 39.4%. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 6,713 girls born was named Jaden. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Jaden is best described as a modern invented English name. Behind the Name treats it as part of the -den naming wave rather than as a firmly inherited traditional form.
The name first became common in America in the 1990s as similar names such as Hayden, Braden, and Aidan rose. That modern sound pattern is the clearest explanation for its success.