2000s spelling families

Counted together, the Aiden family spellings would rank #9 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Aiden, ranked #54 on its own.

Yearly data for the Aiden family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 2000–2009

Year	Aiden	Aidan	Ayden	Aden	Combined
2000	881	3,296	268	181	4,626
2001	1,587	4,632	452	330	7,001
2002	2,832	6,954	863	516	11,165
2003	5,684	10,067	1,830	922	18,503
2004	7,161	9,824	2,183	1,035	20,203
2005	9,083	9,759	2,722	1,202	22,766
2006	11,591	10,035	3,596	1,408	26,630
2007	13,113	8,426	4,325	1,315	27,179
2008	15,592	7,709	5,058	1,393	29,752
2009	16,030	5,811	4,998	1,375	28,214

Aiden family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	2000s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Aiden	83,554	#54	42.6%
Aidan	76,513	#55	39.0%
Ayden	26,295	#156	13.4%
Aden	9,677	#319	4.9%

Why these are grouped: Aiden, Aidan, Ayden, and Aden are established modern spelling forms; the family view combines their qualifying male records while preserving each spelling.

Counted together, the Caitlin family spellings would rank #4 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Kaitlyn, ranked #35 on its own.

Yearly data for the Caitlin family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 2000–2009

Year	Caitlin	Katelyn	Kaitlin	Kaitlyn	Caitlyn	Katlyn	Combined
2000	4,102	5,502	2,136	8,759	2,835	962	24,296
2001	3,456	5,441	1,821	8,164	2,536	848	22,266
2002	2,743	5,267	1,456	7,981	2,266	694	20,407
2003	2,311	5,054	1,191	7,547	2,080	566	18,749
2004	2,050	4,952	1,101	6,988	2,030	515	17,636
2005	1,778	4,928	1,003	6,521	1,898	457	16,585
2006	1,653	4,890	957	6,074	1,755	348	15,677
2007	1,530	4,259	781	5,551	1,611	275	14,007
2008	1,459	3,976	673	5,117	1,492	217	12,934
2009	1,216	3,571	531	4,207	1,279	195	10,999

Caitlin family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	2000s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Caitlin	22,298	#151	12.8%
Katelyn	47,840	#59	27.6%
Kaitlin	11,650	#277	6.7%
Kaitlyn	66,909	#35	38.6%
Caitlyn	19,782	#175	11.4%
Katlyn	5,077	#580	2.9%

Why these are grouped: Caitlin, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn, and qualifying direct forms divide one prominent spelling pattern across conventional rankings.

Counted together, the Hailey family spellings would rank #4 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Hailey, ranked #27 on its own.

Yearly data for the Hailey family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 2000–2009

Year	Hailey	Haley	Hayley	Haylee	Haleigh	Combined
2000	7,829	9,069	2,300	1,262	789	21,249
2001	8,032	8,011	1,787	1,237	739	19,806
2002	7,992	7,457	1,670	1,281	691	19,091
2003	8,798	7,198	1,867	1,504	771	20,138
2004	8,685	5,728	1,297	1,368	598	17,676
2005	8,595	5,128	1,234	1,483	562	17,002
2006	8,423	4,298	1,077	1,376	479	15,653
2007	8,439	4,200	1,110	1,498	480	15,727
2008	7,872	3,342	851	1,468	413	13,946
2009	7,325	2,625	756	1,522	515	12,743

Hailey family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	2000s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Hailey	81,990	#27	47.4%
Haley	57,056	#42	33.0%
Hayley	13,949	#236	8.1%
Haylee	13,999	#233	8.1%
Haleigh	6,037	#497	3.5%

Why these are grouped: Hailey, Haley, Hayley, Haylee, and Haleigh are established modern spelling forms whose separate rankings divide the broader pattern.

Counted together, the Sophia family spellings would rank #4 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Sophia, ranked #13 on its own.

Yearly data for the Sophia family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 2000–2009

Year	Sophia	Sofia	Combined
2000	6,564	2,094	8,658
2001	7,162	2,288	9,450
2002	8,665	3,061	11,726
2003	9,687	3,488	13,175
2004	10,919	4,475	15,394
2005	12,678	5,162	17,840
2006	13,503	5,082	18,585
2007	17,031	6,049	23,080
2008	16,091	5,985	22,076
2009	16,951	5,696	22,647

Sophia family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	2000s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Sophia	119,251	#13	73.3%
Sofia	43,380	#73	26.7%

Why these are grouped: Sophia and Sofia are established English and international spelling forms; this family combines their U.S. counts without treating the spellings as identical identities.

Counted together, the Jayden family spellings would rank #19 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Jayden, ranked #49 on its own.

Yearly data for the Jayden family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 2000–2009

Year	Jayden	Jaden	Jaiden	Jaydon	Combined
2000	1,821	2,520	326	245	4,912
2001	2,833	3,353	494	378	7,058
2002	3,853	4,651	705	430	9,639
2003	5,547	5,182	973	527	12,229
2004	6,927	5,151	1,274	499	13,851
2005	8,264	4,849	1,565	601	15,279
2006	9,624	4,947	1,738	691	17,000
2007	15,251	6,262	2,119	707	24,339
2008	17,167	5,193	2,338	671	25,369
2009	17,316	4,169	2,271	693	24,449

Jayden family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	2000s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Jayden	88,603	#49	57.5%
Jaden	46,277	#93	30.0%
Jaiden	13,803	#246	9.0%
Jaydon	5,442	#478	3.5%

Why these are grouped: Jayden, Jaden, Jaiden, and Jaydon are direct modern spelling forms that chart separately; grouping them reveals the combined male footprint.

Counted together, the Jackson family spellings would rank #31 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Jackson, ranked #42 on its own.

Yearly data for the Jackson family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 2000–2009

Year	Jackson	Jaxon	Jaxson	Combined
2000	5,903	493	191	6,587
2001	6,836	639	259	7,734
2002	8,153	920	373	9,446
2003	8,713	1,098	437	10,248
2004	8,977	1,225	554	10,756
2005	9,580	1,488	739	11,807
2006	10,896	1,786	768	13,450
2007	11,666	2,132	1,058	14,856
2008	11,641	2,558	1,306	15,505
2009	12,123	3,392	1,865	17,380

Jackson family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	2000s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Jackson	94,488	#42	80.2%
Jaxon	15,731	#223	13.4%
Jaxson	7,550	#380	6.4%

Why these are grouped: Jackson, Jaxon, and Jaxson are direct modern spelling forms recorded separately; the family view combines only their qualifying male counts.