boy's name
Cayden
KAY-den
- Origin American
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 49,203
the United States
#414
2025 births
Cayden charts in all seven markets we track and has no etymology at all — it belongs to the -aiden rhyming family invented in America in the 1990s, alongside Kaiden which is written up separately here.
- Cayden is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 2009, when 2,907 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,207 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Cayden 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 | 748 |
| 2000s | 15,371 |
| 2010s | 20,472 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,532 |
What Cayden means
Cayden has no established meaning. It is a modern American coinage built on a rhyme pattern, so any origin offered for it was supplied after the name already existed.
Where Cayden comes from
Cayden is one of the -aiden family — Aiden, Jayden, Brayden, Kayden, Caden, Cayden — which expanded rapidly in the United States from the 1990s. Only Aiden and Hayden have genuine older roots; the rest were formed by rhyme. A Welsh cadan, meaning battle, is sometimes offered as a source, and a fighter gloss follows from it, but the connection is asserted rather than traced. Our records begin in 1990.
Cayden in use
Cayden peaked in the United States in 2009, when 2,907 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in all seven markets we track — 289th in Scotland on 14 births, 392nd in Northern Ireland, 414th in the United States on 788, 458th in Canada, 561st in Ireland on 6, 704th in France on 60 and 840th in England and Wales on 39 — across 49,203 lifetime births. Few names in this sweep reach all six.
How popular is Cayden?
In 2025, Cayden was given to 788 babies in the United States, ranking #414 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Cayden 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 Cayden
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cayden also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cayden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Cayden in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Arabic
- Caden
Sibling names for Cayden
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cayden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cayden
What does the name Cayden mean?
Nothing established. It is a 1990s American coinage built on a rhyme pattern.
Is it Welsh?
A Welsh cadan, battle, is sometimes offered, but the connection is asserted rather than traced.
Which -aiden names are real?
Aiden and Hayden have older roots. The rest were formed by rhyme.
Where is Cayden used?
All six markets we track, which few names in this group manage.
How popular is the name Cayden?
In 2025, Cayden was given to 788 babies in the United States, ranking #414 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Cayden a girl's or a boy's name?
Cayden is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Cayden most popular?
Cayden peaked in 2009, when 2,907 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cayden a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cayden currently ranks #289 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.