Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Caiden name popularity since 1925
23,862 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Caiden (2.2% girls, 97.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Caiden is about 13 years old in 2026. Caiden peaked in 2014 as the #272 name for boys, and it ranked #602 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,862
- Named Caiden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #602
- for boys in 2025 (475 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.8% boys
- 521 girls · 23,341 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Caiden 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.
Caiden births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Caiden peaked in 2014.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Caiden became 7.3× more common, from 1 in 17,100 baby boys to 1 in 2,350.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 2,150 to 1 in 3,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Caiden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Caiden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Caiden 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 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 8 | 239 | #3,720 |
| 2000s | 275 | 7,495 | #349 |
| 2010s | 200 | 11,731 | #284 |
| 2020–25 | 38 | 3,876 | #602 |
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
50.5% of babies named Caiden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Caiden is most popular
The index compares Caiden'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 Caiden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.84× | 1,507 |
| Georgia | 1.74× | 1,087 |
| Mississippi | 1.51× | 413 |
| South Carolina | 1.40× | 443 |
| Alabama | 1.37× | 550 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Caiden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caiden (this page) | 23,341 | 2014 |
| Kaiden | 52,562 | 2014 |
| Cayden | 41,245 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Caiden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Caiden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Caiden (2014).
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