Baby Name Popularity Profile

Rayden

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Rayden.

✦ God of thunder and lightning 🌍 Japanese, English Mythological Modern
National Rank (2025) #833
All-Time Peak Rank #670 Achieved 2015
Total U.S. Births 6,570 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 94.9% Boy / 5.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1991 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 398 births in 2022
💡 The Rayden Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God of thunder and lightning
Language Origin Japanese, English
Origin Type multiple
A modern English variant spelling of Raiden, the name of the Japanese god of thunder and lightning.
Common Nicknames
Ray
Alternative Spellings
Raiden
Pronunciation: RAY-den
Themes & Categories
Mythological Modern
Etymology confidence: Medium

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Rayden across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -11.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -22.5%
2015: 383 births 383 2016: 331 births 2017: 367 births 2018: 358 births 2019: 334 births 2020: 336 births 336 2021: 379 births 2022: 398 births 2023: 346 births 2024: 336 births 2025: 297 births 297
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 398 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 35 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 188
2000s: 1,060
2010s: 3,230
2020s: 2,092

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ray-en
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with R, a letter used by only 4.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Hawaii
Top States Hawaii, Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah, Florida
States with Data 43
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Hawaii Unranked 141 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #589 158 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #779 174 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 92 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #838 362 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #823 774 2014 17.5% Decline
Nevada Unranked 31 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1116 135 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 140 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 91 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #521 128 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #904 196 2020 Insufficient historical volume
California #783 665 2015 15.4% Decline
Indiana #1048 149 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #968 137 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #611 109 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #711 125 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 40 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 199 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 54 2015 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 22 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 44 2014 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #922 113 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 5 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #596 129 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #708 245 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 43 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #627 53 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #858 61 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #670 53 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #814 65 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 110 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #873 51 2022 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 17 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1075 93 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 6 2016 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 5 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 15 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 18 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #786 18 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume

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