{{Short description|Given name}} '''Zayden''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|eɪ|d|ə|n}}) is a variant of the male given name Aidan (name). The popularity of Zayden as a baby name in the United States peaked in 2014 when it reached 188th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourbabynamer.com/Zayden-name-popularity.html|title=Zayden - Popularity of Zayden, How Popular Is the name Zayden?|website=www.ourbabynamer.com|access-date=2017-01-10|archive-date=2017-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110161400/http://www.ourbabynamer.com/Zayden-name-popularity.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name entered into usage over the late 1990s and early 2000s decade.<ref>{{cite web | title=Zayden - Boy's name meaning, origin, and popularity | website=BabyCenter | date=2014-10-15 | url=https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-zayden-467535.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417151507/http://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-zayden-467535.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=April 17, 2009 | access-date=2021-09-07}}</ref> Despite similar spellings it is not etymologically related to the male given name '''Jayden''', derived from the Biblical name Jadon the Meronothite, which means "he will judge".<ref>[http://bible.cc/nehemiah/3-7.htm Nehemiah 3:7], Biblos.com</ref> '''Arabic meaning'''
'''Zayden''' (زيدان) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.babynames.co.uk/names/zaydan/|title=Zaydan - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Zaydan {{!}} BabyNames.co.uk|website=Baby Names|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myislamicname.com/name/Zaydan|title=Zaydan - Islamic Name Meaning - MyIslamicName.com|website=www.myislamicname.com|access-date=2019-10-14|archive-date=2019-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806085638/http://www.myislamicname.com/name/Zaydan|url-status=dead}}</ref> can also be an Arabic male name that means "growth" or "increase". It can be written in various ways such as Zaydan and Zidan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quranicnames.com/zidan/|title=Zidan - Islamic Name Meaning - Baby Names for Muslims|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> and is similar to the name Zayd,{{CN|date=November 2023}} which shares the similar meaning of “abundance” or “plentiful”. It is both a given name and a surname in Arabic countries.
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