New Baby Names Board

If you would like to discuss baby names, please direct yourself to the new board:

www.thencomesfamily.com/community/board/29/name-kid

Most of the regular posters on The Bump have now left to the new board due to the poor actions of The Bump administration / XO Group.

The REAL Top 10 Boy Names for 2013

1. Aiden: 26,348 (41+ variations) — (12 on SSA: Jumped 11 spots) ↑

2. Jackson: 25,653 (23+ variations) — (16 on SSA: Jumped 14 spots) ↑

3. Jayden: 20,990 (34+ variations) — (9 on SSA: Jumped 6 spots) ↑

4. Jacob: 19,088 (12+ variations) — (3 on SSA: Dropped 1 spot) ↓

5. Mason: 18,598 (18+ variations) — (4 on SSA: Dropped 1 spot) ↓

6. Liam: 18,309 (13+ variations) — (2 on SSA: Dropped 4 spots) ↓

7. Noah: 18,191 (6+ variations) — (1 on SSA: Dropped 6 spots) ↓

8. Kayden: 17,783 (59+ variations) — (93 on SSA: Jumped 85 spots) ↑

9. Ethan: 16,507 (11+ variations) — (6 on SSA: Dropped 3 spots) ↓

10. Michael: 16,314 (16+ variations) — (7 on SSA: Dropped 3 spots) ↓

PART 5: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-ace / -ason / -yson / ...and more)

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PART 5: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-ace / -ason / -yson / ...and more)

Note: Many of these names are real names that are correctly spelled. Just because they are listed does not mean they are bad names. There are many you may not agree with on the list—that you think don't belong. That is okay. I don't necessarily "agree" with all of the spelling variants (whether they should be included in each section), but I was trying to think like some of these people where (pronunciation wise). There are also probably some missing, because my head was spinning at the end. Feel free to mention any I missed and I will add them. Please excuse any math errors—I will go over them later...they are probably there.

There were also:

• 150+ names that ended in -ston

• Way too many spellings of Axel, Corbin, Adrian, Dylan, Ethan, and many others

• A surplus of names ending in -ayan, -rian, -ian, -yler, -yker, -athan, -ethan, -azen, -aven ... and beoynd

THE -ACES

Ace 543
Ayce 33
TOTAL: 576
VARIANTS: 2

Blace 5
TOTAL: 5
VARIANTS:  1

Brace 7
TOTAL: 7
VARIANTS:  1

Chase 5504
Chace 238
Chayce 102
Chayse 98
TOTAL: 5,942
VARIANTS: 4

Dace 15
TOTAL: 15
VARIANTS: 1

Drayce 13
Drace 5
TOTAL: 18
VARIANTS: 2

Grace 13
TOTAL: 13
VARIANTS: 1

Jace 6341
Jase 4533
Jayce 2643
Jayse 203
Jaice 41
Jaece 11
Jhace 11
Jaise 9
TOTAL: 13,792
VARIANTS:  8

Kace 124
Kayce 13
Kais 11
Cace 8
Cayce 6
Kayse 5
TOTAL: 167
VARIANTS: 6

Mace 49
TOTAL: 49
VARIANTS: 1

Rayce 41
Race 24
TOTAL: 65
VARIANTS: 2

Pace 30
TOTAL: 30
VARIANTS: 1

Trace 378
Trayce 16
Treyce 9
Trase 5
TOTAL: 408
VARIANTS: 4

TOTAL: 21,087+
VARIANTS: 34+

THE -AYCEONS

Aceon 9
TOTAL: 9
VARIANTS: 1

Jayceon 1838
Jaycion 150
Jaceon 145
Jaceyon 89
Jaiceon 80
Jacion 71
Jceon 50
Jaeceon 39
Jaceion 37
Jaecion 23
Jcion 23
Jaicion 17
Jayseon 17
Jasion 12
Jaycean 12
Jaiceion 11
Jacieon 10
Jceion 10
Jacyon 7
Jaseon 7
Jaycian 7
Jaycieon 7
Jaecyon 6
Jayceyon 6
Jaysian 6
Jaciyon 5
Jcyon 5
Jeyceon 5
Jaiseon 5
TOTAL: 2,700
VARIANTS: 29

Zayceon 5
TOTAL: 5
VARIANTS: 1

TOTAL: 2,714+
VARIANTS: 31+

THE -ASONS

Acen 42
Ayson 38
Aeson 33
Aison 18
Aceson 17
Aycen 12
Ason 11
Aysen 8
Aisen 8
Aceyn 6
Ason 6
Acesyn 5
TOTAL: 258
VARIANTS: 12

Blayson 7
TOTAL: 7
VARIANTS: 1

Brayson 174
Braysen 37
Breyson 22
Braison 21
Braycen 19
Brasen 14
Braeson 11
Brason 10
Bracen 9
Bracyn 7
TOTAL: 324
VARIANTS: 10

Chasen 59
Chason 40
Chasin 14
Chaysen 12
Chayson 10
Chasyn 9
TOTAL: 144
VARIANTS:  6

Clayson 11
TOTAL: 11
VARIANTS: 1

Crayson 6
TOTAL: 6
VARIANTS: 1

Dayson 43
Dason 25
Dasan 18
Daison 9
Daysen 6
TOTAL: 101
VARIANTS: 5

Drayson 31
Dreyson 20
Dracen 15
Draycen 8
Draysen 7
Drason 5
Dreysen 5
TOTAL: 163
VARIANTS: 7

Grayson 5500
Greyson 2630
Graysen 186
Greysen 132
Gracen 68
Graeson 48
Graycen 34
Gracin 30
Graceson 30
Grason 26
Graison 24
Graysin 15
Graesyn 13
Greysin 12
Gracyn 9
Grasyn 9
Greycen 8
Greysyn 8
Graisen 7
Graysyn 6
Greycin 6
TOTAL: 8,927
VARIANTS: 21

Jason 5461
Jayson 808
Jacen 169
Jasen 109
Jaysen 104
Jaycen 65
Jaison 29
Jeyson 23
Jasson 20
Jaysion 16
Jaeson 16
Jaysin 12
Jasin 9
Jaysun 9
Jaceson 7
Jasyn 5
Jaesun 5
TOTAL: 6,867
VARIANTS: 17

Kason 854
Cason 683
Kasen 595
Kayson 494
Casen 346
Cayson 257
Kaysen 216
Kaison 180
Caysen 99
Kasyn 68
Kacen 66
Kaisen 65
Kaeson 53
Kaycen 51
Caison 47
Casyn 25
Kaisyn 22
Kaesyn 21
Kasin 19
Caisen 17
Kaysan 16
Caeson 15
Kaesen 14
Kaicen 14
Kaysin 14
Kacin 12
Kacyn 10
Caesyn 7
Casin 7
Kson 6
Kasan 6
Caysin 5
TOTAL: 4,304
VARIANTS: 32

Layson 10
Lason 8
TOTAL: 18
VARIANTS: 2

Mason 17591
Mayson 286
Maison 211
Masen 188
Masyn 104
Macen 43
Maeson 43
Maysen 35
Maisen 16
Masin 14
Maysin 12
Maycen 11
Macyn 10
Masun 10
Maisyn 8
Maesyn 6
Maceson 5
Maysn 5
TOTAL: 18,598
VARIANTS: 18

Nason 14
Nayson 9
TOTAL: 23
VARIANTS: 2

Payson 57
Paysen 8
Paycen 5
TOTAL: 71
VARIANTS: 3

Raycen 10
Racyn 7
TOTAL: 17
VARIANTS: 2

Tayson 53
Taysen 17
Taison 9
Taycen 5
TOTAL: 84
VARIANTS: : 4

Treyson 90
Trayson 27
Tracen 27
Treysen 12
Trason 9
Traysen 9
Traycen 7
Traeson 7
Traesyn 6
Trasen 5
Treycen 5
TOTAL: 204
VARIANTS: 11

Yasin 88
Yeison 9
Yasen 6
TOTAL: 103
VARIANTS: 3

TOTAL: 40,230+
VARIANTS: 158+

THE -YSONS

Kysen 46
Kycen 10
Khysen 6
Kysin 6
Kysan 6
Khyson 5
TOTAL: 79
VARIANTS: 6

Brycen 804
Brysen 207
Brison 46
Bricen 44
Bryceson 21
Brycin 16
Brysin 16
Brysan 11
Brisyn 10
Brysyn 8
Brisen 7
Brysun 7
Bricyn 6
Brycn 5
Brycson 5
TOTAL: 1,213
VARIANTS: 15

Dyson 76
Dysen 6
TOTAL: 82
VARIANTS: 2

Isen 5
TOTAL: 5
VARIANTS: 1

Myson 15
TOTAL: 15
VARIANTS: 1

Ryson 14
TOTAL: 14
VARIANTS: 1

Tysen 51
Tycen 30
Tison 14
Tysin 8
Tysun 7
Thaison 5
TOTAL: 115
VARIANTS: 6

Tryson 9
TOTAL: 9
VARIANTS: 1

TOTAL: 1,532+
VARIANTS: 51+

THE -AYTONS

Aten 5

Blayton 15

Brayton 82
Breyton 9

Chayton 78
Cheyton 9

Keyton 37
Cayton 12
Caton 10
Kayton 9

Clayton 1374
Klayton 95
Klayten 7
Clayten 6

Crayton 11
Krayton 10
Kreyton 5

Dayton 336
Deyton 17
Daiton 8
Dayten 6

Drayton 54
Dreyton 13

Fatin 5

Grayton 16

Jayton 28
Jaetyn 9
Jatin 9

Layton 322
Leyton 113
Lleyton 33
Layten 14

Matan 20
Matin 6

Natan 44

Peyton 1833
Payton 501
Payten 25
Peighton 8
Paeton 7
Paityn 7
Paton 5

Platon 17

Slayton 14
Slaton 7

Staton 5

Tayton 49
Tayten 25
Taten 18
Teyton 5

Treyton 89
Trayton 25
Treighton 7
Traeton 7

Zlatan 10

TOTAL: 5,516+
VARIANTS: 55+

PART 4: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-ax / Jackson / ...and more)

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PART 4: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-ax / Jackson / ...and more)

Note: Many of these names are real names that are correctly spelled. Just because they are listed does not mean they are bad names. There are many you may not agree with on the list—that you think don't belong. That is okay. I don't necessarily "agree" with all of the spelling variants (whether they should be included in each section), but I was trying to think like some of these people where (pronunciation wise). There are also probably some missing, because my head was spinning at the end. Feel free to mention any I missed and I will add them. Please excuse any math errors—I will go over them later...they are probably there.

Soon to come: -ace, -ason, -ax, -axson/-ackson, -xton, -ston, -ayton

THE -AXS

Brax 20

Dax 377
Daxx 16

Jax 1669
Jaxx 182
Jaxs 6
Jacks 5

Max 3492
Maxx 175
Maks 20

Pax 47

Trax 5

TOTAL: 6,014+
VARIANTS: 12+

THE -ACKSONS / -AXONS

Braxon 11
Braxson 6
Braxen 5
TOTAL: 22
VARIANTS: 3

Daxon 56
Daxson 12
Daxen 9
Daxin 6
TOTAL: 83
VARIANTS: 4

Jackson 12488
Jaxon 7479
Jaxson 4418
Jaxen 549
Jaxsen 153
Jaxxon 136
Jaxyn 83
Jaxin 82
Jaxsyn 67
Jakson 40
Jacksen 31
Jaxxen 18
Jaxsin 16
Jaxxson 16
Jaxan 13
Jacksyn 11
Jacson 11
Jaxsun 11
Jaxn 8
Jaxzen 7
Jaksyn 6
Jaxxin 5
Jaxzyn 5
TOTAL: 25,653
VARIANTS: 23

Maxon 76
Maxson 66
Maxen 32
Maxin 9
Mackson 7
Maxxon 7
Maxsen 5
Maxyn 5
TOTAL: 207
VARIANTS: 8

Saxon 42
TOTAL: 42
VARIANTS: 1

Paxon 31
Paxson 24
TOTAL: 55
VARIANTS: 2

TOTAL: 26,062+
VARIANTS: 41+

THE -AXTONS

Axton 246
Axtyn 11
Axtin 5
TOTAL: 262
VARIANTS: 3

Braxton 3078
Braxten 107
Braxtyn 105
Braxtin 23
Braxxton 9
TOTAL: 3,322
VARIANTS: 5

Daxton 467
Daxten 22
Daxtyn 20
Daxtin 7
TOTAL: 516
VARIANTS: 4

Haxton 5
TOTAL: 5
VARIANTS: 1

Jaxton 583
Jaxten 34
Jaxtyn 34
Jaxtin 20
Jaxsten 5
TOTAL: 676
VARIANTS: 5

Maxton 263
Maxten 14
TOTAL: 297
VARIANTS: 2

Paxton 1346
Paxtyn 22
Paxten 19
Paxtin 10
TOTAL: 1,397
VARIANTS: 4

Praxton 6
TOTAL: 6
VARIANTS: 1

Saxton 15
TOTAL: 15
VARIANTS: 1

Thaxton 10
TOTAL: 10
VARIANTS: 1

Traxton 12
TOTAL: 12
VARIANTS: 1

Zaxton 15
TOTAL: 15
VARIANTS: 1

TOTAL: 6,533+
VARIANTS: 29+

THE OTHER -TONS

Bexton 5

Braxden 22
Braxdon 9
Braxdyn 7

Brexton 57
Brextyn 8
Brexten 7

Brixon 9

Brixton 114

Broxton 25

Bronxton 6

Dexton 26

Exton 13

Huxton 10

Jaxden 9

Knoxton 5

Lanxton 5

Lexton 21

Maxden 5

Rexton 28

Trexton 9

Truxton 8

TOTAL: 489+
VARIANTS: 22+

PART 3: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-ameron / -amden / -adence / -ade)

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PART 3: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-ameron / -amden / -adence / -ade)

Note: Many of these names are real names that are correctly spelled. Just because they are listed does not mean they are bad names. There are many you may not agree with on the list—that you think don't belong. That is okay. I don't necessarily "agree" with all of the spelling variants (whether they should be included in each section), but I was trying to think like some of these people where (pronunciation wise). There are also probably some missing, because my head was spinning at the end. Feel free to mention any I missed and I will add them. Please excuse any math errors—I will go over them later...they are probably there.

Soon to come: -ace, -ason, -ax, -axson/-ackson, -xton, -ston, -ayton

THE -AMERONS

Amryn 6
Amren 5
Amron 5
TOTAL: 16
VARIANTS: 3

Cameron 6809
Kameron 1214
Camron 302
Kamryn 237
Camren 232
Kamron 217
Camryn 202
Kamren 192
Kamran 80
Kamrin 60
Cameryn 42
Cameren 41
Kameryn 40
Cameran 25
Camrin 25
Camerin 22
Kameren 22
Kamerin 21
Kameran 19
Camaron 16
Khamryn 8
Camran 7
Khameron 7
Kamaron 6
Camaren 5
TOTAL: 9,829
VARIANTS: 25

Tameron 5
TOTAL: 5
VARIANTS: 1

TOTAL: 9,850+
VARIANTS: 29+

THE -AMDENS

Camden 3868
Kamden 891
Kamdyn 241
Camdyn 240
Camdon 57
Kamdon 38
Kamdin 32
Camdin 21
Camdan 13
TOTAL: 5,401
VARIANTS: 9

TOTAL: 5,401+
VARIANTS: 9+

THE -ADENCES

Cadence 81
Kadence 60
Kaydence 45
Kaidence 28
Caydence 25
Caidence 12
TOTAL: 251
VARIANTS: 6

Jaydence 10
Jaidence 6
Jadence 5
TOTAL: 21
VARIANTS: 3

TOTAL: 272+
VARIANTS: 9+

THE -ADES

Blade 43
Blayde 12

Dade 26

Cade 799
Kade 702
Kayde 27
Cayde 13
Kaide 13
Kaid 10
Caide 7
Cayd 7
Kayd 7
Khade 6

Jade 50

Quade 34

Shade 19
Shayde 5

Slade 146
Slayde 12

Swade 5

Wade 483
Wayde 26

Zade 61
Zayde 19
Zaide 10

TOTAL: 2,542+
VARIANTS: 25+

PART 2: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-aylan / -ylan)

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PART 2: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-aylan / -ylan)

Note: Many of these names are real names that are correctly spelled. Just because they are listed does not mean they are bad names. There are many you may not agree with on the list—that you think don't belong. That is okay. I don't necessarily "agree" with all of the spelling variants (whether they should be included in each section), but I was trying to think like some of these people where (pronunciation wise). There are also probably some missing, because my head was spinning at the end. Feel free to mention any I missed and I will add them. Please excuse any math errors—I will go over them later...they are probably there.

Soon to come: "Cameron," "Camden," -ace, -ason, -ax, -axson/-ackson, -xton, -ston, -ayton, -ade

THE -AYLANS

Aylan 7
Aylen 7
TOTAL: 14
VARIANTS: 2

Baylen 66
Balin 29
Baylon 16
Baylin 15
Bailen 10
Balen 10
Baelin 6
Baelyn 5
TOTAL: 157
VARIANTS: 8

Braylon 1038
Braylen 865
Braylin 172
Braylan 88
Braelyn 68
Braylyn 31
Brailyn 26
Braelon 23
Bralyn 22
Braelen 19
Bralynn 19
Brayln 17
Breylon 16
Braelin 15
Brailen 15
Breylen 14
Braelynn 14
Brailon 10
Breylin 10
Bralin 8
Breylan 8
Braylynn 7
Bralen 6
Brelyn 6
Bralon 5
TOTAL: 3,560
VARIANTS: 25

Daylen 122
Daylan 74
Daylon 65
Daylin 62
Dalen 32
Daelyn 31
Daelan 24
Dalyn 20
Dailen 17
Daelin 12
Dailyn 12
Dalan 12
Daelon 11
Dalon 11
Deylon 10
Daelen 8
Deylan 7
Daylyn 6
Dalin 6
Daylynn 6
Daelynn 5
Dailon 5
TOTAL: 558
VARIANTS: 22

Draylen 13
Drelyn 9
Draylon 7
Drelin 6
Draelyn 5
TOTAL: 40
VARIANTS: 5

Eilan 10
Eilon 5
TOTAL: 15
VARIANTS: 2

Falon 11
TOTAL: 11
VARIANTS: 1

Galen 50
TOTAL: 50
VARIANTS: 1

Graylan 8
Greylan 7
Greylin 6
Graylon 5
TOTAL: 26
VARIANTS: 4

Halen 44
TOTAL: 44
VARIANTS: 1

Jaylen 1195
Jalen 540
Jaylin 220
Jaylon 166
Jaylan 88
Jaylyn 56
Jaelyn 43
Jalon 39
Jailen 36
Jaelen 30
Jalyn 24
Jaelon 22
Jalin 20
Jaelin 17
Jailyn 16
Jaylynn 14
Jalan 12
Jaelan 11
Jalynn 10
Jailon 9
Jlynn 6
Jaelynn 5
Jailan 5
TOTAL: 2,584
VARIANTS: 23

Kalen 84
Calen 79
Caelan 67
Kaylen 54
Keilan 53
Calin 47
Kaelan 34
Kaylon 34
Calan 33
Kalan 30
Kalin 30
Kailen 28
Kalon 28
Kaelen 21
Caylen 20
Keylin 19
Keylen 18
Caelen 17
Kailan 15
Kaylan 15
Kaylin 14
Cailen 12
Cailan 11
Kaelon 11
Kailon 11
Caelin 10
Keylon 10
Kailin 9
Kalyn 9
Khalon 9
Keilyn 8
Calon 7
Kaelin 7
Kailyn 6
Caylan 6
Keilon 5
Khalen 5
Khelen 5
TOTAL: 881
VARIANTS: 38

Leilan 6
Laylen 5
TOTAL: 11
VARIANTS: 2

Nalin 12
Neilan 7
Neylan 5
TOTAL: 24
VARIANTS: 3

Raylan 519
Raylen 96
Raylon 54
Raylin 37
Reylan 13
Raylyn 10
Raelyn 7
Raelynn 7
Ralen 5
Raelan 5
TOTAL: 748
VARIANTS: 10

Shalin 10
Shailen 7
Shaylan 5
TOTAL: 22
VARIANTS: 3

Talon 544
Taylen 92
Talen 80
Taylon 52
Talyn 46
Taylan 35
Talin 31
Taylin 28
Taelyn 8
Taelin 7
Taelon 6
Taylyn 6
Tailen 5
TOTAL: 940
VARIANTS: 13

Treylon 8
Treylen 7
Trelyn 7
Traylen 7
Treylin 6
Traylon 5
Treylan 5
TOTAL: 45
VARIANTS: 7

Valen 39
Valon 17
Valin 7
TOTAL: 63
VARIANTS: 3

Waylon 1190
Waylen 53
Waylan 31
Waylin 17
Weylin 15
Waylyn 10
Whalen 9
Weylyn 5
TOTAL: 1,330
VARIANTS: 8

Zaylen 152
Zaylin 35
Zalen 27
Zaylan 25
Zaylon 20
Zaelyn 17
Zailyn 13
Zailen 12
Zaelin 6
Zalan 5
Zaylyn 5
Zaylynn 5
TOTAL: 322
VARIANTS: 12

TOTAL: 11,445+
VARIANTS: 193+

THE -YLANS

(Yes, I included Dylan. I did so because of the large number of variants and the "unknown" about their pronunciation)

Brylan 70
Brylen 43
Brylon 40
Brylin 23
Brilyn 5
Brilyn 5
Brylyn 5
TOTAL: 191
VARIANTS: 7

Dylan 10058
Dillon 791
Dilan 236
Dylon 50
Dylen 37
Dhilan 25
Dyllon 19
Dylann 17
Dylin 13
Dilyn 11
Dhylan 6
Dylyn 6
Dylenn 5
TOTAL: 11,274
VARIANTS: 13

Kylan 354
Kylen 160
Kylin 79
Kylon 54
Khylan 23
Khylen 19
Khylin 14
Kilan 7
Khylon 6
Khilan 6
Khilyn 6
Cylan 5
Khilen 5
TOTAL: 738
VARIANTS: 13

Hylan 5
TOTAL: 5
VARIANTS: 1

Ilan 87
TOTAL: 87
VARIANTS: 1

Rylan 1882
Rylen 171
Rylin 63
Rhylan 44
Rylyn 19
Rylon 18
Rhylen 13
Rilan 13
Rilen 11
Rylynn 11
Ryelan 9
Rylann 8
Rhylin 7
TOTAL: 2,269
VARIANTS: 13

Skylan 20
Sklen 7
Skylin 7
TOTAL: 34
VARIANTS: 3

Tylan 84
Tylen 81
Tylon 36
Tylin 32
TOTAL: 233
VARIANTS: 4

Mylan 52
Mylin 9
Mylon 9
Mylen 8
Milen 5
TOTAL: 83
VARIANTS: 5

Nylan 22
Nilan 11
Nylen 8
TOTAL: 41
VARIANTS: 3

Wylan 14
TOTAL: 14
VARIANTS: 1

Xylon 13
Xylen 6
Xylan 5
TOTAL: 24
VARIANTS: 3

Zylen 27
Zylan 25
Zylon 9
TOTAL: 61
VARIANTS: 3

TOTAL: 15,054+
VARIANTS: 70+

PART 1: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-aiden / -yden)

This is Part 1 of 5 of the The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond

PART 1: The 2013 Ultimate -aiden Guide & Beyond (-aiden / -yden)

Note: Many of these names are real names that are correctly spelled. Just because they are listed does not mean they are bad names. There are many you may not agree with on the list—that you think don't belong. That is okay. I don't necessarily "agree" with all of the spelling variants (whether they should be included in each section), but I was trying to think like some of these people where (pronunciation wise). There are also probably some missing, because my head was spinning at the end. Feel free to mention any I missed and I will add them. Please excuse any math errors—I will go over them later...they are probably there.

Soon to come: -aylan, -ylan, "Cameron," "Camden," -ace, -ason, -ax, -axson/-ackson, -xton, -ston, -ayton, -ade

THE -AIDENS

Aiden 13527
Ayden 6035
Aidan 2640
Aden 1096
Adan 866
Aydin 329
Aydan 248
Aidyn 221
Aaden 200
Aedan 165
Aayden 144
Adin 109
Adyn 85
Aaiden 75
Aydenn 75
Aiyden 67
Aeden 56
Aydon 40

Adon 36
Aedyn 35
Aydyn 31
Aadyn 27

Aidin 25

Aidon 24
Aydden 20
Aidden 18
Ayeden 17
Ayiden 16
Adden 15

Aadan 13
Aydn 13
Aaidyn 11
Aidenn 11
Aadon 9
Adynn 9
Aedin 9
Aidynn 8
Aedon 7
Aadin 6
Aiiden 5
Aiydan 5
TOTAL: 26,348 (2012: 28,590)
VARIANTS: 41 (2012: 43)

Bayden 20
Baden 13
Baiden 6
TOTAL: 39 (2012: 18)
VARIANTS:  3 (2012: 2)

Brayden 7384
Braden 954
Braydon 583
Braeden 327
Braiden 296
Bradyn 163
Braedyn 118
Braedon 104
Braydan 72
Braydin 65
Breyden 50
Braidyn 31
Braydyn 31
Braedan 30
Breydon 20
Bradan 19
Bradon 19
Braydn 19
Breydan 14
Braidon 12
Bradin 8
Braidan 6
Braedin 5
Breaden 5
Breiden 5
TOTAL: 10,340 (2012: 12,118)
VARIANTS: 25 (2012: 24)

Blayden 48
Bladen 42
Blaiden 14
Bladyn 9
Blaidyn 6
TOTAL: 119 (2012: 114)
VARIANTS: 5 (2012: 4)

Dayden 14
Daiden 12
TOTAL: 26 (2012: 19)
VARIANTS: 2 (2012: 2)

Drayden 135
Dreyden 37

Draiden 23
Dredyn 13
Draeden 12
Draedyn 11
Dreden 9
Draden 8
Draydon 8
Dreydon 6
TOTAL: 262 (2012: 311)
VARIANTS: 10 (2012: 14)

Eiden 45

Eidan 23
Eyden 16
Eaden 12
Eydan 10
TOTAL: 106 (2012: 63)
VARIANTS: 5 (2012: 4)

Grayden 117
Graydon 72
Graden 27

Greyden 23
Gradyn 22
Greydon 13

Graiden 7
Graeden 5
TOTAL: 286 (2012: 93)
VARIANTS: 8 (2012: 6)

Kayden 4386
Kaiden 3076
Kaden 2606
Cayden 2369
Caden 2192
Caiden 1285
Kaeden 220
Kaidyn 161
Kadyn 146
Kadin 115
Kaydon 89
Kaydin 86
Caeden 83
Kaidan 75
Kaedyn 69
Caidyn 44
Khayden 44
Kaidon 42
Cadyn 40

Kaydan 37
Caydon 34
Kadon 30
Kadan 29
Khaidyn 28
Keyden 25
Kaedon 24
Kden 22
Keiden 22
Caedyn 21
Khaiden 21
Khaden 20
Caydin 19
Kaydenn 18
Kaidin 17
Kaedan 16
Kaedin 16
Kaydyn 16
Caydan 14
Kaiyden 14
Cadin 13
Caedon 13
Caidan 12
Kaydn 12
Keaden 12
Kdyn 11
Keidan 11
Cadan 9
Keydan 8
Khadyn 8
Keidyn 7
Caedan 6
Kaaden 6
Kayedon 6
Kedan 6
Khaydin 6
Keydon 6
Caiyden 5
Kaidenn 5
Kaidynn 5
TOTAL: 17,783 (2012: 17,521)
VARIANTS: 59 (2012: 65)

Chayden 21

Chaden 7
TOTAL: 28 (2012: -)
VARIANTS: 2 (2012: -)

Clayden 6
TOTAL: 6 (2012: 9)
VARIANTS: 1 (2012: 1)

Jayden 14656
Jaden 2753
Jaiden 1757
Jaydon 297
Jadon 242
Jaeden 182
Jaydan 158
Jaidyn 139
Jaydin 117
Jadyn 102
Jaedyn 83
Jaedon 78
Jaydyn 55
Jaidan 51
Jeyden 46
Jaydenn 36
Jaidon 35
Jadan 22

Jadin 21
Jden 20
Jaydn 18
Jaedin 17
Jhayden 15
Jaedan 12
Jeiden 12
Jeydon 12
Jaiyden 10
Jeydan 8
Jaidin 7
Jaidynn 7

Jaidenn 6
Jhaiden 6
Jaydynn 5
Jdyn 5
TOTAL: 20,990 (2012: 22,982)
VARIANTS: 34 (2012: 38)

Hayden 2933
Haiden 157
Haden 58
Haydon 43
Haydn 33
Haidyn 26
Haydin 24
Hadyn 13
Haydyn 13
Haedyn 11
Heyden 9
Heiden 8
Haydan 7
Haeden 5
TOTAL: 3,340 (2012: 3,984)
VARIANTS: 14 (2012: 14)

Layden 68
Laiden 17
Laydon 12
Ladon 11
TOTAL: 108 (2012: 75)
VARIANTS: 4 (2012: 5)

Madon 5
TOTAL: 5 (2012: 9)
VARIANTS: 1 (2012: 1)

Nayden 13
Naiden 6
TOTAL: 19 (2012: 20)
VARIANTS: 2 (2012: 2)

Payden 39
Paden 35
Paiden 14

Peydon 5
TOTAL: 93 (2012: 75)
VARIANTS: 4 (2012: 3)

Pradyun 9
TOTAL: 9 (2012: -)
VARIANTS: 1 (2012: -)

Raiden 501

Rayden 303
Raidyn 29
Reyden 17
Raydon 15
Raden 11
Raeden 11
Raedyn 10
Raidon 9
Raydyn 7

Raydan 6
Radin 6
Raydin 5

Raidan 5

Reiden 5
TOTAL: 940 (2012: 927)
VARIANTS: 15 (2012: 14)

Shayden 27
Shaden 14
TOTAL: 41 (2012: 28)
VARIANTS: 2 (2012:3 )

Slayden 15
Sladen 10
TOTAL: 25 (2012: 26)
VARIANTS: 2 (2012: 2)

Tayden 132
Taiden 33
Taden 10

Taidyn 8
Taedyn 6
Tadyn 6
Taydon 6
TOTAL: 201 (2012: 221)
VARIANTS: 7 (2012: 7)

Thaden 7
Thayden 6
TOTAL: 13 (2012: 14)
VARIANTS: 2 (2012: 1)

Trayden 27
Treyden 23
Traeden 6
TOTAL: 56 (2012: 70)
VARIANTS: 3 (2012: 8)

Vaden 15
Vayden 8
TOTAL: 23 (2012: 20)
VARIANTS: 2 (2012: 2)

Wayden 13
Waden 5
TOTAL: 18 (2012: 27)
VARIANTS:  2 (2012: 2)

Xaiden 76
Xayden 53
Xaden 19

Xhaiden 13
Xzayden 9
Xzaiden 7
Xadyn 7
TOTAL: 194 (3,886 w/ Z) (2012: 177)
VARIANTS: 7 (29 w/ Z) (2012: 7)

Yeiden 20
Yaiden 16

Yaden 12
Yadon 5
TOTAL: 53 (2012: 31)
VARIANTS: 4 (2012: 4)

Zayden 2097
Zaiden 956
Zaden 134
Zaidyn 111
Zaedyn 76

Zaydin 53
Zaydon 33
Zaydan 32
Zaeden 28
Zaidan 28
Zadyn 26
Zaidin 21
Zidan 20
Zaydyn 16
Zaidon 12
Zaiyden 12
Zaydn 10

Zaydenn 9
Zhayden 9
Zeiden 8

Zadin 6
Zhaiden 5
TOTAL: 3,602 (3,886 w/ X) (2012: 2,770)
VARIANTS: 22 (29 w/ X) (2012: 21)

TOTAL: 85,163+ (2012: 90,313)
VARIANTS: 305+ (2012: 299)

THE "DECORATED" -AIDENS

Jakayden 43
Jakaiden 31

Jakaden 25
Jacayden 10
Jacaiden 6
Jacaden 6
Total: 121 (2012: 108)
Variants: 6 (2012: 6)

Dakayden 6
Total: 6 (2012: 6)
Variants: 1 (2012: 1)

Makayden 7 *

Makaden 6
Makaiden 6

Total: 19 (2012: -)
Variants: 3 (2012: -)

TOTAL: 146+ (2012: 129)
VARIANTS: 10+ (2012: 10)

THE -YDENS

Bryden 149
Brydon 30
Brydan 13
Bridyn 5
Total: 209
Variants: 4

Dryden 11
Total: 11
Variants: 1

Hyden 7
Total: 7
Variants: 1

Kyden 107
Khyden 11
Kydan 8
Kydon 6
Total: 204
Variants: 4

Idan 32
Iden 27
Total: 59
Variants: 2

Rydan 9
Rhyden 5
Total: 14
Variants: 2

Tyden 20

Thaiden 6
Tydan 6
Total: 32
Variants: 3

Zidaan 10

Total: 10
Variants: 2

TOTAL: 546+
VARIANTS: 18+

Why spelling matters

"Names are parts of language, and the way language functions is governed by rules and natural laws of phonetics. People who say, "Well all names started somewhere" are correct, but if you go back to ancient languages (Greek, Sanskrit, Akkadian, etc), you find that most names are comprised from meaningful phonemes that recur throughout the language. So there was no random flinging together of sounds at any point. This meant that there was a time when most people were wandering around with names that literally meant things like "victory of the people" (Nicodemus) in the language that the person wearing the name spoke. There were linguistic conventions about how words were combined into a name, and that is how the spellings were determined. So there's one factor. 

Then there is the fact that people speaking different languages with different phonetic inventories were in frequent contact. The result is that you might have a speaker of a language that has a v sound in contact with someone whose language has a b sound. Phonetically, those two sounds are extremely similar, and so a name like Basileios (Greek) might get adopted as Vasilii by speakers of Slavic languages (to name just one example). In a period of extremely limited literacy, this is how spelling and sound changes occurred and how legitimate variation in the spelling of names came to be. Also, languages have rules about how words have to end, how verbs have to be conjugated, etc, so a foreign word would be remolded to fit into the phonetic and morphological parameters of a given language.

The important thing to understand about this process is that none of it was arbitrary or anyone deciding, "I like the way this sounds/looks better." There was no individual creativity involved. Another important thing to realize is that we no longer have the excuse of being a primarily oral culture with very low rates of literacy. Also, as speakers of English, we have a massive phonetic inventory because English is such a mutt of a language. So there are really relatively few names of Indo-European derivation that we don't have the right sounds to be able to say. Random stylistic choices of individuals are not legitimate reasons to change the spelling of a word as long as it is phonetically comprehensible in the language you speak. 

For example, Jackson is extremely straightforward to pronounce in English and has a meaning (son of Jack). Replacing the cks with an x is completely phonetically unnecessary for pronunciation purposes and is therefore just a misspelling. It would be like someone deciding they prefer the way sed looks to said and proceeding to misspell the word in all subsequent formal and informal written communications. This decision would make that individual look like they were poorly educated and/or didn't understand the concept of spelling. The same principle applies to names. If someone were to say, "I want to name my child Sharlot," I would assume that they meant Charlotte but found the spelling to be unintuitive or too common. In the former case, this would clearly indicate a lack of quality education. In the latter case, they would be making a change to the language based on a desire to be different, which is not how the rules of language evolution work.

So that is why it matters to us how a word is spelled and not just whether we could sound it out and end up with something that sounded like a real name." 

—bromios

The Ultimate -aidan Guide (Boys) 2012: Beyond the Top 1000

That time of year has come—the 2012 Social Security (SSA) baby name list has been released! While it shows the rankings of each name, the rankings are much different when combined. 

Anyone that has been looking at names or has been around young children has probably noticed the increase of "-aidan" knockoff names. Some are legit names with a history behind them. The vast majority of them, however, are a jumble of letters. 

What happened to Aidan?

So, here it is, the ultimate guide to all of the -aidan variations, much like the list I did for 2010. Unlike the 2010 list, this one also includes names that were used 5-9 times. I may have missed a few variations and there may be a few that some of you may not agree with. Once I got out of the Top 1000, it became much more difficult to sift through all of the so called names (many of which are made-up and modern) and decide which ones might follow the trend.

A friendly WARNING, some of the variations below are kind of...scary. Many of them make me wonder what people were thinking.

Enjoy!

Main Variants (>50 uses)

Aiden   (14779)

Ayden   (6181)

Aidan   (3189)

Aden   (1142)

Adan   (863)

Aydan   (335)

Aydin   (329)

Aidyn   (281)

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Aaden   (222)

Aedan   (164)

Aayden   (137)

Aydenn   (129)

Adin   (100)

Adyn   (84)

Aeden   (76)

Aaiden   (60)

Aiyden   (51)

Aadyn   (48)

Aydon   (45)

Aedyn   (43)

Adon   (37)

Aidin   (32)

Aidden   (25

Aidenn   (23)

Aydyn   (22)

Ayeden   (21)

Aidon   (19)

Aedon   (16)

Ajdin   (14)

Aydn   (13)

Ayedin   (12)

Ayiden   (12)

Aadan   (11)

Aaidyn   (11)

Aadin   (10)

Aedin   (9)

Aydden   (9)

Aeyden   (7)

Aaydan   (6)

Aidynn   (6)

Aieden   (6)

Aiiden   (6)

Aydann   (5) 

TOTAL: 28,590          VARIANTS: 43

Jayden   (16013)

Jaden   (2801)

Jaiden   (1813)

Jaydon   (340)

Jadon   (315)

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Jaeden   (250)

Jaidyn   (204)

Jaydan   (187)

Jaydin   (163)

Jaedyn   (141)

Jadyn   (100)

Jaedon   (96)

Jaidon   (78)

Jaydyn   (56)

Jaidan   (52)

Jaydenn   (43)

Jeyden   (38)

Jadin   (33)

Jaydn   (31)

Jadan   (30)

Jden   (25)

Jaedan   (24)

Jaedin   (18)

Jaidin   (18)

Jadden   (14)

Jeiden   (12)

Jdyn   (11)

Jaiyden  (10)

Jaydden   (10)

Jhaden   (10)

Jeydan   (9)

Jaidynn   (6)

Jaiiden   (6)

Jaaden   (5)

Jadynn   (5)

Jaidenn   (5)

Jaydynn   (5)

Jeydon   (5)

TOTAL: 22,982          VARIANTS: 38

 

Kayden   (3825)

Kaden   (2920)

Caden   (2669)

Kaiden   (2643)

Cayden   (2354)

Caiden   (1182)

Kaeden   (277)

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Kaidyn   (180)

Kadyn   (172)

Kadin   (146)

Kaedyn   (98)

Kaydin   (89)

Caidyn   (63)

Kaidan   (59)

Cadyn   (51)

Kaidon   (43)

Kaydan   (42)

Kaedon   (40)

Caydin   (31)

Caydon   (30)

Khaden   (29)

Khayden   (27)

Khaiden   (26)

Keyden   (25)

Caedyn   (24)

Caydan   (24)

Kadon   (23)

Cadin   (22)

Kadan   (21)

Kaydyn   (21)

Caidan   (20)

Caidon   (20)

Kaidin   (20)

Keiden   (20)

Chayden   (19)

Caedon   (18)

Kaydn   (17)

Kaiyden   (15)

Kden   (15)

Khaidyn   (15)

Cadan   (14)

Kaedin   (13)

Kaydenn   (12)

Caedan   (10)

Keden   (10)

Keaden   (9)

Kdyn   (8)

Keidan   (8)

Cadon   (7)

Caydyn   (7)

Kadynn   (7)

Kahden   (7)

Kedan   (7)

Keidyn   (7)

Khadyn   (7)

Caedin   (6)

Caidenn   (6)

Kaidynn   (6)

Caidin   (5)

Caydenn   (5)

Caydn   (5)

Kaaden   (5)

Kadeyn   (5)

Kaedynn   (5)

Kayeden   (5)

TOTAL: 17,521          VARIANTS: 65

 

Brayden   (8451)

Braden   (1126)

Braydon   (723)

Braeden   (437)

Braiden   (415)

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Bradyn   (205)

Braedyn   (149)

Braedon   (127)

Braydin   (68)

Braydan   (66)

Breyden   (66)

Braydyn   (39)

Braedan   (38)

Bradon   (36)

Braidyn   (31)

Breydon   (29)

Bradan   (25)

Braidon   (18)

Braydn   (17)

Breydan   (17)

Bradin   (13)

Braydenn   (10)

Bradynn   (7)

Breiden   (5)

TOTAL: 12,118          VARIANTS: 24

Hayden   (3507)

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Haiden   (169)

Haden   (77)

Haydn   (43)

Haydon   (35)

Haidyn   (34)

Haydin   (34)

Hadyn   (19)

Haydyn   (15)

Haydan   (14)

Haedyn   (12)

Heyden   (12)

Heiden   (7)

Haeden   (6)

TOTAL: 3,984          VARIANTS: 14

Zayden   (1548)

Zaiden   (634)

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Zaden   (168)

Zaidyn   (97)

Zaydin   (46)

Zaedyn   (42)

Zaeden   (34)

Zaidan   (30)

Zaydan   (29)

Zaydon   (29)

Zaydyn   (20)

Zadyn   (17)

Zadin   (12)

Zaidin   (11)

Zaiyden   (10)

Zaydn   (10)

Zeyden   (10)

Zaedin   (7)

Zaydenn   (6)

Zadan   (5)

Zaedon   (5)

Xaiden   (69)

Xayden   (59)

Xaden   (20)

Xaidyn   (9)

Xhaiden   (9)

Xaeden   (6)

Xaedyn   (5)

TOTAL: 2,947          VARIANTS: 28

Raiden   (488)

Rayden   (300)

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Raidyn   (37)

Raydon   (13)

Raidon   (12)

Reyden   (12)

Raydin   (11)

Radin   (10)

Raydan   (10)

Raedyn   (9)

Reydan   (7)

Raden   (7)

Raeden   (6)

Raydyn   (5)

TOTAL: 927          VARIANTS: 14

Drayden   (166)

Dredyn   (20)

Draiden   (18)

Draden   (15)

Dreden   (15)

Dreydon   (13)

Draeden   (11)

Dredon   (11)

Draydon   (9)

Dradyn   (8)

Dredan   (8)

Draidyn   (6)

Dreydan   (6)

Draedyn   (5)

TOTAL: 311          VARIANTS: 14

Tayden   (131)

Taiden   (36)

Taden   (19)

Taydon   (14)

Taedyn   (11)

Taeden   (5)

Taidyn   (5)

TOTAL: 221          VARIANTS: 7

Blayden   (53)

Bladen   (45)

Blaiden   (11)

Bladyn   (5)

TOTAL: 114          VARIANTS: 4

Graden   (29)

Greydon   (17)

Greyden   (16)

Gradyn   (14)

Graeden   (12)

Graiden   (5)

TOTAL: 93           VARIANTS: 6

Payden   (51)

Paiden   (14)

Paydon   (10)

TOTAL: 75           VARIANTS: 3

 

Ladon   (29)

Laiden   (22)

Laydon   (12)

Laden   (6)

Leyden   (6)

TOTAL: 75          VARIANTS: 5

 

Trayden   (32)

Treyden   (26)

Treydon   (15)

Traydon   (7)

Traden   (6)

Traiden   (6)

Traedyn   (5)

Tredyn   (5)

TOTAL: 70          VARIANTS: 8

Eiden   (36)

Eidan   (16)

Eaden   (6)

Eydan   (5)

TOTAL: 63          VARIANTS: 4

Other Variants (<50 uses)

Yeiden   (10)

Yaiden   (9)

Yaden   (6)

Yadon   (6)

Shaden   (15)

Shaydon   (8)

Shaiden   (5)

Waden   (8)

Wayden   (19)

Slayden   (15)

Sladen   (11)

Nayden   (15)

Naden   (5)

Vayden   (14)

Vaiden   (6)

Bayden   (11)

Baden   (8)           

Daiden   (12)

Dayden   (7)

           

Thayden   (14)

Clayden   (9)

Maden   (9)

TOTAL: 222          VARIANTS: 22

These parents just couldn’t decided and added a little more “creativity”

Jakayden   (41)

Jakaden   (24)

Jakaiden   (21)

Jacaden   (10)

Jacayden   (7)

Jacaiden   (5)

Ajayden   (5)

Akayden   (5)

Dakayden   (6)

Jabrayden   (5)

TOTAL: 129          VARIANTS: 10

TOTAL: 90,442          TOTAL VARIANTS: 309