Caden Boy
How popular is Caden?
#201 boy name in 2025
1,742 baby boys were named Caden in the US in 2025, making it the 201st most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Caden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #201 for boys (▲ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,742 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #192 in 2015, #242 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (5,055 boys) |
| Highest rank | #91 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Caden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kayden family of names ranked #20 for boys in 2025 (#17 the year before), with 8,513 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kayden | 2,678 | 31% |
| Kaiden | 1,476 | 17% |
| Caden | 1,742 | 20% |
| Kaden | 1,034 | 12% |
| Cayden | 774 | 9% |
| Caiden | 475 | 6% |
| Kaidyn | 67 | 1% |
| Kadyn | 41 | 0% |
| Kaydon | 35 | 0% |
| Kadin | 27 | 0% |
| Kaidan | 15 | 0% |
| Kaydin | 23 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Caden is most popular
Babies named Caden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 2.4 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Alaska: 2.2 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Rhode Island: 2.1 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Connecticut: 2.0 per 1,000 (137 boys)
- South Dakota: 2.0 per 1,000 (37 boys)
Caden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1980s | 90 | #3,074 |
| 1990s | 2,850 | #288 |
| 2000s | 36,737 | #91 |
| 2010s | 22,376 | #119 |
| 2020s | 9,987 | #198 |
Boy names about as popular as Caden
Questions
- Is Caden a boy or girl name?
- Caden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Caden were boys.
- How popular is the name Caden?
- 1,742 baby boys were named Caden in the US in 2025, making it the 201st most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Caden most popular?
- Caden peaked in 2007, when 5,055 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #91 in 2006.
- How many people are named Caden?
- 72,993 babies have been named Caden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 72,189 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Caden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Caden was most common in New Hampshire, at 2.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.