Vaiden
A masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Gaiden.
Name Census estimates that about 72 living Americans carry the first name Vaiden. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Vaiden today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Vaiden births was 2016 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Vaiden. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Vaiden. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
72
~ 1 in 4,760,477 Americans
Peak year
2016
9 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,907
Tracked since 2006
Popularity
Vaiden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Vaiden from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 47 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Vaiden by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Vaiden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Vaiden
The name Vaiden is a relatively modern name with uncertain origins. It is believed to have emerged in the late 19th or early 20th century, potentially as a variation or derivative of the name Vaden, which itself is thought to be a contracted form of the Dutch surname Van den.
Some linguistic experts suggest that Vaiden may have roots in the Germanic language family, with possible connections to the Old Norse word "veiða" meaning "to hunt" or the Old English word "wæden" meaning "to wade." However, these proposed etymological links are speculative and not widely accepted.
There are no definitive historical records or ancient texts that mention the name Vaiden. Its earliest documented usage seems to be in the United States, where it began appearing as a given name in various birth records and census data in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Vaiden was Vaiden Pharr, born in 1875 in Mississippi, United States. Other notable individuals with the name Vaiden include:
1. Vaiden W. Bowers (1902-1980), an American lawyer and judge from Mississippi.
2. Vaiden Coffey (1905-1986), an American baseball player from Mississippi.
3. Vaiden B. Caldwell (1908-1992), an American educator and university administrator from Mississippi.
4. Vaiden King (1913-1999), an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader from Mississippi.
5. Vaiden Hays (1918-2001), an American politician and businessman from Mississippi.
While the name Vaiden has been used predominantly in the United States, particularly in the southern states, it has not achieved widespread popularity or usage across different cultures or regions. Its origins and etymology remain somewhat obscure, and it is considered a relatively uncommon and distinctive name in the present day.
People
Vaiden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Vaiden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Vaiden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vaiden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 72 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Vaiden going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,760,477 US residents.
Is Vaiden a common name?
We classify Vaiden as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 73 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Vaiden most popular?
The single biggest year for Vaiden was 2016, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Vaiden is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Vaiden a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Vaiden in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.