Kaden Boy
How popular is Kaden?
#328 boy name in 2025
1,034 baby boys were named Kaden in the US in 2025, making it the 328th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Kaden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #328 for boys (▼ 25 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,034 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #179 in 2015, #253 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (4,746 boys) |
| Highest rank | #92 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaden 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 Kaden is most popular
Babies named Kaden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 1.7 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Mississippi: 1.6 per 1,000 (90 boys)
- North Dakota: 1.3 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Kentucky: 1.2 per 1,000 (125 boys)
- Missouri: 1.2 per 1,000 (171 boys)
Kaden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1980s | 133 | #1,826 |
| 1990s | 3,024 | #316 |
| 2000s | 34,640 | #92 |
| 2010s | 24,431 | #106 |
| 2020s | 7,362 | #253 |
Boy names about as popular as Kaden
Questions
- Is Kaden a boy or girl name?
- Kaden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Kaden were boys.
- How popular is the name Kaden?
- 1,034 baby boys were named Kaden in the US in 2025, making it the 328th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Kaden most popular?
- Kaden peaked in 2006, when 4,746 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #92 in 2006.
- How many people are named Kaden?
- 70,701 babies have been named Kaden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 69,909 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Kaden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaden was most common in West Virginia, at 1.7 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.