Boys' name · peaked in 2006
Kaden name popularity since 1925
70,701 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kaden (1.6% girls, 98.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Kaden is about 17 years old in 2026. Kaden peaked in 2006 as the #92 name for boys, and it ranked #328 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 70,701
- Named Kaden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #328
- for boys in 2025 (1,034 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.4% boys
- 1,106 girls · 69,595 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Kaden 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.
Kaden births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Kaden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Kaden became 6.1× more common, from 1 in 3,590 baby boys to 1 in 592.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 577 to 1 in 933.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kaden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kaden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kaden 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 | 133 | #4,511 |
| 1990s | 86 | 3,024 | #629 |
| 2000s | 752 | 34,640 | #100 |
| 2010s | 229 | 24,431 | #179 |
| 2020–25 | 39 | 7,362 | #328 |
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
66.8% of babies named Kaden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kaden is most popular
The index compares Kaden'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 Kaden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.28× | 2,544 |
| Idaho | 3.48× | 967 |
| Nevada | 2.33× | 580 |
| Montana | 2.24× | 457 |
| South Dakota | 2.11× | 469 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kaden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kaden (this page) | 69,595 | 2006 |
| Caden | 72,045 | 2007 |
| Kadin | 5,074 | 2004 |
| Kadyn | 3,298 | 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 Kaden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kaden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kaden (2006).
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