boy's name
Caedmon
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 942
Caedmon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 79 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Caedmon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 457 |
| 2010s | 399 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 67 |
How popular is Caedmon?
In 2025, Caedmon was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Caedmon is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Caedmon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Caedmon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caedmon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Caedmon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caedmon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Caedmon
How popular is the name Caedmon?
In 2025, Caedmon was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Caedmon a girl's or a boy's name?
Caedmon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Caedmon most popular?
Caedmon peaked in 2010, when 79 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Caedmon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Caedmon currently ranks #10,451 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.