Caden

Boy name

Caden has been given to 72,993 babies in the U.S. since 1979. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #201 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkeɪdn̩/

Invented by American parents in the 1990s to rhyme with the equally fashionable Aidan, Braden, Hayden and Jayden.

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

72,993

Peak year

2007 (5,122 babies)

Rank in 2025

#201 for boys

First recorded

1979

10-year trend

▼ -19%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Caden.

72,874 babies since 1880

71,051 babies since 1960

70,701 babies since 1977

76,917 babies since 1910

67,447 babies since 1881

79,139 babies since 1915

79,880 babies since 1883

66,048 babies since 1880

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