Zayden

The story behind Zayden

Zayden is a 21st-century American respelling and elaboration of the name Aiden (or Aidan), which derives from the Irish Gaelic Aodhán, a diminutive of Aedh, meaning "small fire" or "little fire." The name gained popularity in North America in the 1990s and 2000s, spawning numerous creative variants with the "-ayden" suffix, including Zayden, Jayden, Kayden, and Braden. Zayden specifically represents a modern coinage with no historical bearer or etymological root predating the early 21st century.