Cayden Boy
How popular is Cayden?
#414 boy name in 2025
774 baby boys were named Cayden in the US in 2025, making it the 414th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
Cayden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #414 for boys (▼ 65 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 774 boys, 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #213 in 2015, #267 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (2,749 boys) |
| Highest rank | #143 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cayden 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 Cayden is most popular
Babies named Cayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 1.6 per 1,000 (89 boys)
- Connecticut: 1.3 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.1 per 1,000 (114 boys)
- Hawaii: 1.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.9 per 1,000 (170 boys)
Cayden by decade
Boy names about as popular as Cayden
Questions
- Is Cayden a boy or girl name?
- Cayden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Cayden were boys.
- How popular is the name Cayden?
- 774 baby boys were named Cayden in the US in 2025, making it the 414th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
- When was Cayden most popular?
- Cayden peaked in 2009, when 2,749 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #143 in 2009.
- How many people are named Cayden?
- 43,123 babies have been named Cayden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 42,724 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Cayden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cayden was most common in Mississippi, at 1.6 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.