Boys' name · peaked in 2009
Cayden name popularity since 1925
43,123 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cayden (4.4% girls, 95.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Cayden is about 14 years old in 2026. Cayden peaked in 2009 as the #143 name for boys, and it ranked #414 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 43,123
- Named Cayden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #414
- for boys in 2025 (774 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 95.6% boys
- 1,878 girls · 41,245 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.80× its national share
Peak year is the year Cayden 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.
Cayden births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Cayden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Cayden became 7.2× more common, from 1 in 14,100 baby boys to 1 in 1,950.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 737 to 1 in 1,220.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Cayden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cayden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cayden 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 | 59 | 689 | #1,888 |
| 2000s | 980 | 14,391 | #223 |
| 2010s | 705 | 19,767 | #213 |
| 2020–25 | 134 | 6,398 | #414 |
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
55.0% of babies named Cayden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Cayden is most popular
The index compares Cayden'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 Cayden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.80× | 2,707 |
| Georgia | 1.75× | 2,010 |
| Tennessee | 1.69× | 1,484 |
| South Carolina | 1.60× | 935 |
| Mississippi | 1.50× | 759 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cayden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cayden (this page) | 41,245 | 2009 |
| Kayden | 73,606 | 2014 |
| Caiden | 23,341 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cayden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cayden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cayden (2009).
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