Following the release of the top baby name data by the SSA this weekend, a strange trend has emerged - the popularity of names that rhyme with the word ‘maiden’, especially for boys.
Here is a list of boys names from the top 1,000 that follow this trend:
- Jayden
- Aiden
- Aidan
- Jaden
- Caden
- Kaden
- Ayden
- Braden
- Cayden
- Jaiden
- Kaiden
- Aden
- Caiden
- Braeden
- Braydon
- Jaydon
- Jadon
- Braiden
- Zayden
- Jaeden
- Aydan
- Bradyn
- Kadin
- Jadyn
- Kaeden
- Jaydin
- Braedon
- Aidyn
- Haiden
- Jaidyn
- Kadyn
- Jaydan
- Raiden
- Adin
The girls didn’t jump on this bandwagon quite as much:
- Jayden
- Jadyn
- Jaden
- Jaiden
- Kayden
- Jaidyn
The SSA says there will be no move to standardise the spelling of these names. Can anybody shed some light on this bizarre trend?