Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Kaiden name popularity since 1925
54,156 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kaiden (2.9% girls, 97.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Kaiden is about 11 years old in 2026. Kaiden peaked in 2014 as the #124 name for boys, and it ranked #237 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,156
- Named Kaiden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #237
- for boys in 2025 (1,476 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.1% boys
- 1,594 girls · 52,562 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Kaiden 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.
Kaiden births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Kaiden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1999 and 2004, Kaiden became 7.3× more common, from 1 in 14,400 baby boys to 1 in 1,970.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 658 to 1 in 1,160.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kaiden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kaiden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kaiden 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 | 25 | 405 | #2,275 |
| 2000s | 740 | 11,509 | #250 |
| 2010s | 699 | 28,087 | #140 |
| 2020–25 | 130 | 12,561 | #237 |
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
62.3% of babies named Kaiden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kaiden is most popular
The index compares Kaiden'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 Kaiden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.16× | 409 |
| Florida | 1.92× | 3,681 |
| Georgia | 1.81× | 2,654 |
| Mississippi | 1.67× | 1,074 |
| South Carolina | 1.49× | 1,106 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kaiden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiden (this page) | 52,562 | 2014 |
| Kayden | 73,606 | 2014 |
| Caiden | 23,341 | 2014 |
| Kaidyn | 2,741 | 2014 |
| Kaidan | 1,134 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kaiden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kaiden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kaiden (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