Kayden Boy
How popular is Kayden?
#135 boy name in 2025
2,678 baby boys were named Kayden in the US in 2025, making it the 135th most popular boy name. Another 57 girls got the name (#2,933 for girls).
Kayden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #135 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,678 boys, 57 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #95 in 2015, #99 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (4,742 boys) |
| Highest rank | #90 in 2014 |
| First recorded | 1989 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kayden 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 Kayden is most popular
Babies named Kayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 5.1 per 1,000 (292 boys)
- Delaware: 4.7 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Rhode Island: 4.3 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- South Carolina: 3.5 per 1,000 (364 boys)
- Louisiana: 3.3 per 1,000 (340 boys)
Kayden by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kayden
Questions
- Is Kayden a boy or girl name?
- Kayden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Kayden were boys.
- How popular is the name Kayden?
- 2,678 baby boys were named Kayden in the US in 2025, making it the 135th most popular boy name. Another 57 girls got the name (#2,933 for girls).
- When was Kayden most popular?
- Kayden peaked in 2014, when 4,742 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #90 in 2014.
- How many people are named Kayden?
- 81,717 babies have been named Kayden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 81,108 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Kayden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kayden was most common in Mississippi, at 5.1 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.