Kayden
A modern American coinage on the -aden rhyme shared with Aiden and Jayden.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Kayden first shows up in the national records in 1989. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 8 different years between 2012 and 2020. Its biggest year was 2014, when 4,742 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 90 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 135 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 8,111 of the 81,717 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Caden (72,993), Kaden (70,701), Kaiden (54,156), Cayden (43,123), Caiden (23,862), Kaeden (5,258) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Jayden, Aiden
Explore Kayden interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | No. 6941 |
| 1990s | 548 | No. 996 |
| 2000s | 13,266 | No. 138 |
| 2010s | 40,361 | No. 90 |
| 2020s | 19,425 | No. 99 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.