boy's name
Kaidan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,652
Northern Ireland
#484
2016 births
Kaidan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2014, when 83 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Kaidan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 430 |
| 2010s | 621 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 155 |
How popular is Kaidan?
In 2025, Kaidan was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kaidan 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.
How Kaidan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaïdan | Kaïdan is Kaidan written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #5,018. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Kaidan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaidan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaidan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaidan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaidan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaidan
How popular is the name Kaidan?
In 2025, Kaidan was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kaidan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaidan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kaidan most popular?
Kaidan peaked in 2014, when 83 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kaidan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaidan currently ranks #6,038 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.