Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Zayden vs. Aiden

YearCategoryZaydenAiden
2025Girls#8,860 · 11 births#4,878 · 27 births
2025Boys#213 · 1,657 births#62 · 5,046 births
2024Girls#15,293 · 5 births#5,148 · 25 births
2024Boys#202 · 1,747 births#47 · 6,262 births
2023Girls#13,462 · 6 births#5,126 · 25 births
2023Boys#191 · 1,906 births#40 · 6,701 births
2022GirlsNo record#3,470 · 45 births
2022Boys#187 · 2,022 births#29 · 7,852 births
2021Girls#15,251 · 5 births#4,507 · 30 births
2021Boys#204 · 1,891 births#26 · 8,313 births
2020Girls#10,250 · 9 births#3,179 · 49 births
2020Boys#185 · 2,104 births#24 · 8,619 births
2019Girls#10,473 · 9 births#3,499 · 44 births
2019Boys#194 · 2,028 births#20 · 9,403 births
2018Girls#9,151 · 11 births#3,918 · 37 births
2018Boys#185 · 2,147 births#19 · 10,062 births
2017Girls#12,713 · 7 births#3,479 · 44 births
2017Boys#189 · 2,081 births#17 · 11,357 births
2016Girls#7,988 · 14 births#3,656 · 42 births
2016Boys#184 · 2,140 births#16 · 12,269 births
2015Girls#6,452 · 19 births#2,890 · 60 births
2015Boys#192 · 2,142 births#13 · 13,506 births
2014Girls#8,053 · 14 births#2,922 · 58 births
2014Boys#188 · 2,232 births#14 · 13,438 births
2013Girls#9,612 · 11 births#2,439 · 74 births
2013Boys#192 · 2,122 births#12 · 13,649 births
2012Girls#9,109 · 12 births#2,145 · 88 births
2012Boys#228 · 1,562 births#10 · 14,924 births
2011Girls#10,374 · 10 births#2,088 · 92 births
2011Boys#292 · 1,194 births#9 · 15,520 births
2010Girls#13,448 · 7 births#1,873 · 108 births
2010Boys#338 · 928 births#9 · 15,547 births
2009Girls#8,454 · 14 births#1,866 · 113 births
2009Boys#398 · 745 births#12 · 16,030 births
2008Girls#9,476 · 12 births#1,605 · 141 births
2008Boys#487 · 566 births#16 · 15,592 births
2007GirlsNo record#1,370 · 176 births
2007Boys#588 · 432 births#27 · 13,113 births
2006Girls#17,168 · 5 births#1,552 · 140 births
2006Boys#880 · 224 births#32 · 11,591 births
2005Girls#13,010 · 7 births#1,574 · 129 births
2005Boys#1,225 · 129 births#50 · 9,083 births
2004Girls#16,099 · 5 births#1,593 · 123 births
2004Boys#1,316 · 112 births#60 · 7,161 births
2003GirlsNo record#1,769 · 106 births
2003Boys#1,717 · 71 births#73 · 5,684 births
2002GirlsNo record#2,142 · 78 births
2002Boys#2,632 · 36 births#135 · 2,832 births
2001GirlsNo record#2,360 · 67 births
2001Boys#4,476 · 17 births#217 · 1,587 births

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