Yeiden
An invented name with no clear meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 317 living Americans carry the first name Yeiden. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yeiden today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yeiden births was 2022 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yeiden. 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.
People living today
317
~ 1 in 1,081,244 Americans
Peak year
2022
36 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,969
Tracked since 2009
Popularity
Yeiden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yeiden 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 168 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yeiden 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 Yeiden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yeidens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yeiden
The name Yeiden is believed to have its origins in the ancient Germanic languages, specifically Old Saxon and Old Frisian. It is derived from the root word "heid," which means "heath" or "uncultivated land." This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify someone who lived in or near a heathland or moorland area.
In the early medieval period, the name Yeiden appeared in various historical records and chronicles from the regions of present-day northern Germany and the Netherlands. One of the earliest known references is found in the Vita Sancti Liudgeri, a biography of the 8th-century Frisian missionary Saint Ludger, where a person named Yeiden is mentioned as a member of the Frisian nobility.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Yeiden was relatively uncommon but continued to be used sporadically in the Low Countries and parts of northern Germany. Notable historical figures who bore this name include Yeiden von Werden, a 10th-century Benedictine monk and scholar from the Werden Abbey in present-day Essen, Germany.
In the 13th century, a Dutch nobleman named Yeiden van Haarlem was a prominent figure in the struggles between the Count of Holland and the Bishop of Utrecht. He played a significant role in the Battle of Hoogwoud in 1297, which resulted in the defeat of the Count's forces.
During the Renaissance period, a German humanist scholar named Yeiden Gremminger (1454-1523) gained recognition for his translations of ancient Greek texts and his contributions to the study of classical literature.
Another notable figure was Yeiden Brouwer (1581-1668), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting everyday life in the Netherlands.
Over the centuries, the name Yeiden has remained relatively rare, but it has continued to be used, particularly in parts of northern Europe with Germanic cultural influences. While it may not be as widely recognized today as some other names, its long history and linguistic roots in the ancient Germanic languages make it a unique and intriguing name with a rich cultural heritage.
People
Yeiden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yeiden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yeiden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yeiden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 317 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yeiden 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 1,081,244 US residents.
Is Yeiden a common name?
We classify Yeiden as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 319 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yeiden most popular?
The single biggest year for Yeiden was 2022, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yeiden is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yeiden in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yeiden a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yeiden 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.
Is Yeiden still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yeiden in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yeiden can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Yeiden?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.