Kayden
Kayden was the 135th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,678 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 90th with 4,742 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 40 places. More babies were named Kayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KAY-duhn /ˈkeɪdən/
- Rank in 2025
- #135 boys, down 36 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,678boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20144,742 babies
- Total since 1880
- 81,717babies recorded
What does the name Kayden mean?
Kayden is a variant spelling of Caden, a name created by American parents in the 1990s. Wiktionary describes Caden as coined to rhyme with fashionable names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden and Jayden. Wikipedia notes that some connect Caden with the Irish surname Mac Cadáin, 'son of Cadán', but calls the etymology debated; we found no evidence that this surname explains the modern name. Kayden has been given to both boys and girls.
How sure is this? Not documented. A recent coinage; the link to Irish Mac Cadáin is a suggestion only.
Related names: Caden, Kaden, Kaiden, Cayden, Jayden.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kayden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Caden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Caden (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kayden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 8,111 since 1992, 57 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #135 | 2,678 |
| 2020 | #99 | 3,650 |
| 2010 | #123 | 3,304 |
| 2000 | #782 | 212 |
| 1990 | #6,136 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kayden, counting every spelling?
Kayden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #20 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #135 for Kayden on its own. Together these spellings went to 8,538 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayden | 2,678 | #135 | 15,775 |
| Kaiden | 1,476 | #237 | 9,937 |
| Caden | 1,742 | #201 | 8,503 |
| Kaden | 1,034 | #328 | 5,967 |
| Cayden | 774 | #414 | 5,111 |
| Caiden | 475 | #602 | 3,075 |
| Kaidyn | 67 | #2,157 | 481 |
| Kaeden | 48 | #2,697 | 428 |
| Kaedyn | 26 | #4,086 | 204 |
| Caeden | 30 | #3,675 | 191 |
| Kaydon | 35 | #3,349 | 190 |
| Kaidan | 15 | #5,995 | 130 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kayden?
2,678 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kayden (0.74 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kayden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kayden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kayden?
About 72,900 people born in the US named Kayden are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Kayden a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kayden by state
How common Kayden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.8×), Delaware (2.6×), Rhode Island (2.4×), South Carolina (1.9×), Louisiana (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Colorado, New Hampshire.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kayden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kayden, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kayden · Sibling names for Kayden
Questions about the name Kayden
How popular is the name Kayden?
Kayden was the 135th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,678 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 90th with 4,742 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 40 places. More babies were named Kayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kayden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kayden in the US.
Where is Kayden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kayden was most common in Mississippi (5.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Delaware and Rhode Island.