boy's name
Kaden
KAY-den
- Origin American
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 77,813
the United States
#328
2025 births
Kaden is a modern American coinage rather than an inherited name — it belongs to the rhyming set with Aiden, Jaden and Brayden, and the Arabic and Welsh origins offered for it were attached afterwards.
- Kaden is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 2006, when 4,849 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,188 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kaden over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 133 |
| 1990s | 3,110 |
| 2000s | 35,392 |
| 2010s | 24,660 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,401 |
What Kaden means
Kaden has no established meaning. It was assembled from a fashionable sound pattern rather than descended from a word, and the readings offered were supplied retrospectively.
Where Kaden comes from
Kaden is one of the -aden names that dominated American boys' naming from the 1990s: Aiden, Jaden, Brayden, Hayden, Caden and Kaden between them divided a single sound. Some have real originals — Aiden from the Irish Aodhán, Hayden an English place name — and Kaden does not. An Arabic Kadin, a companion, and a Welsh cadarn, strong, are both proposed and neither accounts for the name's actual appearance in the record.
Kaden in use
Kaden peaked in the United States in 2006, when 4,849 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 328th in the United States on 1,040 births, 688th in Scotland on 4, 988th in Ireland and 1219th in England and Wales on 24, across 77,813 lifetime births in five of the seven markets we track. Our records carry it only from 1992, so its entire measured life is thirty years.
How popular is Kaden?
In 2025, Kaden was given to 1,040 babies in the United States, ranking #328 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kaden 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 Kaden
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaden also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kaden 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 Kaden
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaden
What does the name Kaden mean?
Nothing established. It was built from a fashionable sound pattern and had meanings supplied later.
Is Kaden Arabic?
An Arabic Kadin is proposed, but it does not account for the name's appearance in the record.
Which -aden names are real?
Aiden from the Irish Aodhán and Hayden from an English place name. Kaden and Jaden are modern.
How popular is Kaden?
328th in the United States, down from a 2006 peak of 4,849 births.
Is Kaden a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaden is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kaden?
Kaden has 2 syllables.
Is Kaden a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaden currently ranks #328 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.