Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Kayden name popularity since 1925
81,717 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kayden (9.9% girls, 90.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Kayden is about 11 years old in 2026. Kayden peaked in 2014 as the #90 name for boys, and it ranked #135 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 81,717
- Named Kayden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #135
- for boys in 2025 (2,678 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 90.1% boys
- 8,111 girls · 73,606 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Kayden 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.
Kayden births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Kayden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Kayden became 6.9× more common, from 1 in 18,700 baby boys to 1 in 2,720.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Kayden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kayden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kayden 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 | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 148 | 548 | #1,748 |
| 2000s | 3,988 | 13,266 | #256 |
| 2010s | 3,483 | 40,361 | #95 |
| 2020–25 | 492 | 19,425 | #135 |
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
62.6% of babies named Kayden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kayden is most popular
The index compares Kayden'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 Kayden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.25× | 649 |
| Florida | 1.95× | 5,686 |
| Utah | 1.90× | 1,304 |
| Georgia | 1.75× | 3,903 |
| Idaho | 1.61× | 516 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kayden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kayden (this page) | 73,606 | 2014 |
| Kaiden | 52,562 | 2014 |
| Cayden | 41,245 | 2009 |
| Kaydon | 1,416 | 2014 |
| Kaydin | 1,307 | 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 Kayden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kayden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kayden (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