The name Zayden is likely an invented name inspired by similar-sounding names such as Brayden, Hayden, Jayden and Ayden. Its meaning is unknown, but that hasn't stopped it from rising the ranks over the past two decades. Zayden debuted on the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names in 2006 and has now been a top-200 boy's name every year since 2013, with the exception of 2021. NBA player George Hill welcomed a son named Zayden Jaxon in 2016, while WRAL news anchor Lena Tillett has a son named Zayden Kobi Robert, born in 2024.