Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Jaden
/JAY · den/
Meaning
“Unknown”
Modern constructed name, popularized in the US by Jada Pinkett Smith naming her son Jaden in 1998; possibly a variant of Jadon (Hebrew, 'thankful') or a pure sound invention.
Nicknames
jay · jade
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Peaked in the early 2000s and already feels generationally stamped - the -aden wave has passed.
The cultural moment.
Top 50 in the US from 2000-2012; now declining.