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Caiden

Boy

Meaning of Caiden: American: 'son of Cadán'

Caiden is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 613th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 785th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#613

475 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#785

43 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,862

First recorded 1990 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 85 babies2000: 115 babies20002001: 168 babies2002: 284 babies2003: 496 babies2004: 686 babies2005: 890 babies2006: 1,059 babies2007: 1,260 babies2008: 1,445 babies2009: 1,367 babies2010: 1,327 babies20102011: 1,251 babies2012: 1,219 babies2013: 1,326 babies2014: 1,373 babies2015: 1,311 babies2016: 1,156 babies2017: 1,064 babies2018: 962 babies2019: 942 babies2020: 814 babies20202021: 743 babies2022: 718 babies2023: 615 babies2024: 549 babies2025: 475 babies
US babies named Caiden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,445.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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