Fun Facts About the Name Vaden
- 574 babies named Vaden: U.S. records list 574 babies given the name Vaden from 1880 through 2025. Even 6 girls received the name Vaden - about 1 girl for every 95 boys.
What Does the Name Vaden Mean?
Vaden is a rare given name used in English-speaking countries, and its established meaning is uncertain. It appears far more often as a surname than as a first name, and its use as a first name follows the English custom of handing down a family surname as a child's given name. No securely traced origin has been established for the surname itself: it is not reliably derived from a known Old English, Norman French, or biblical word, so no literal translation and no customary interpretation can be given.
Vaden Name History & Origins
Vaden is recorded chiefly as a surname in the English-speaking world, and it is used as a first name in the same countries, though it remains uncommon. Its use as a first name follows the English and American habit of giving a child a surname from the family, often a mother's maiden name, as a personal name. Because the surname's origin has not been traced to a specific place, language, or earlier form, there is no documented line of development for the given name either - no Old English or Norman ancestor and no shift from one language to another.
How Popular is the Name Vaden?
Vaden has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #2,200 in 1941.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | #4,769 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,597 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,777 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #6,189 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #7,719 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,061 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #11,917 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,830 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #9,603 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,779 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #6,321 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #5,731 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #7,018 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #5,154 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #8,100 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #5,414 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,233 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #4,736 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,752 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,887 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,766 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #5,266 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #8,872 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #6,693 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #10,600 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,483 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,807 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #9,849 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #11,238 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,327 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #3,947 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,025 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,618 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,020 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,540 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,915 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,537 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,860 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,227 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,053 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,279 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,989 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,979 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,217 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #2,200 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1938 | #3,512 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #2,323 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1936 | #3,129 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,618 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #4,116 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #2,832 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #3,732 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,971 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,233 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,064 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #3,380 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #3,488 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #3,797 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #4,916 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #3,844 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,189 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #3,697 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #3,940 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,799 | 6 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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