We're naming our LO Jayden. Almost every time we tell people our choice for his name they assume we're having a girl. To me Jayden doesn't sound like a girls name at all, not something I would name a little girl atleast. What is your first thought when you hear the name Jayden? I'm just looking for everyone's opinion, we're not changing our mind on his name.
I think boy. But it's one of those names that has transitioned to mostly girl I think. It's like Riley. I think of that as a boy name but the girls have stolen that too.
The spelling with a Y, would indicate to me that it's a girl. I actually have 2 friends (they don't know eachother) who have had girls in hte past year name their babies that with the same spelling. If it were a boy I'd go without the Y, just personally though
its a very popular little boys name right now. I think people are just getting it confused with jaelynn which is a girls name. But hey people ask me all the time why I am naming a little bou Ashley.....they don't listen, cause in my head there is a big gender difference between ASHER and ASHLEY.
I think a few years ago before the "xxxden" names became so popular for boys I would have definitely said girl. But now that they are so popular for boys I actually only think of a boy with that name.
Jayden strikes me as a boys name although I think it could go either way. We're team blue also and I had the same issues with our first choice for a name, which was Jordan. Everyone kept saying "isn't that a girls name" and I started getting annoyed so we picked another name, lol!
I have heard the name used for both sexes, I however; like it better for a boy. Of course I am slightly biased, I have an eight month old nephew named Jayden.
Re: Does this sound more like a boy or girl name?
both/either
my friend has a son named Jayden so I guess I think boy initially, but it could go either way IMO.
Ryan 5/2010, Kyle 1/2007, Eric 3/2005
Thanks!
Same here!
MyFitnessPal - Free Calorie Counter
"Karma1969: If baking someone a birthday pie/cake is romantic, I must be a slut."
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
I don't like it AT ALL for a girl's name -- I guess I don't get it.
But I have a nephew named Jaydon so maybe I'm biased