Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Caden name popularity since 1925
72,993 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Caden (1.3% girls, 98.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Caden is about 17 years old in 2026. Caden peaked in 2007 as the #92 name for boys, and it ranked #201 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 72,993
- Named Caden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #201
- for boys in 2025 (1,742 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% boys
- 948 girls · 72,045 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Caden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Caden births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Caden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Caden became 7.7× more common, from 1 in 5,780 baby boys to 1 in 746.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 427 to 1 in 854.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Caden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Caden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Caden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 90 | #5,889 |
| 1990s | 63 | 2,850 | #729 |
| 2000s | 591 | 36,737 | #98 |
| 2010s | 217 | 22,376 | #192 |
| 2020–25 | 77 | 9,987 | #201 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
66.4% of babies named Caden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Caden is most popular
The index compares Caden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Caden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.16× | 1,329 |
| Idaho | 1.80× | 517 |
| Nevada | 1.78× | 458 |
| Colorado | 1.71× | 1,524 |
| South Dakota | 1.67× | 385 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Caden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Caden (this page) | 72,045 | 2007 |
| Kaden | 69,595 | 2006 |
| Cadyn | 1,062 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Caden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Caden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Caden (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data