Caden

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #201 for boys in 2025, 1,742 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2006 · 4,775 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
72,045
since 1979

Caden over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202011peak #91, 2006boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#9,45710#2011,742
2024#5,61522#2111,686
2023#8,98911#1981,845
2022#8,03213#2231,625
2021#8,97811#2301,605
2020#9,54610#2421,484
2019#8,13813#2481,475
2018#8,61712#2371,614
2017#7,44215#2231,718
2016#6,90117#2021,994
2015#6,03621#1922,142
2014#8,05314#1972,064
2013#6,01721#1832,216
2012#4,83629#1512,694
2011#4,15135#1343,046
2010#3,81640#1193,413
2009#3,00057#1034,025
2008#2,53874#964,773
2007#2,71067#925,055
2006#2,16589#914,775
2005#2,20483#984,438
2004#2,17582#1044,157
2003#2,39369#1133,629
2002#4,90624#1532,601
2001#5,00923#1951,878
2000#4,98123#2401,406
1999#4,87022#2881,002
1998#12,4266#463486
1997#10,8367#571326
1996#11,8076#633268
1995#9,5538#729215
1994#9,5868#732206
1993#11,7806#936132
1992—#871147
1991—#1,89541
1990—#2,48827
1989—#3,80914
1988—#3,07917
1987—#3,52113
1986—#4,13010
1985—#5,7856
1984—#4,9737
1983—#4,9077
1982—#6,3855
1981—#5,4686
1980—#6,2505
1979—#6,0565
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First appearance
1979

The first year at least five boys were named Caden! It came in at #6,056, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1979–1985, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Caden is popular in 2011

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #139 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 426 boysAKMaine: #187 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 682 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #110 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 377 boysNHWashington: #166 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 678 boysWAIdaho: #158 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 543 boysIDMontana: #106 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 317 boysMTNorth Dakota: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 445 boysNDMinnesota: #109 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 427 boysMNIllinois: #126 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 555 boysILWisconsin: #124 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 516 boysWIMichigan: #117 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 493 boysMINew York: #198 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,024 boysNYMassachusetts: #149 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 714 boysMARhode Island: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 503 boysRIOregon: #155 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 587 boysORNevada: #149 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 557 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #94 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 284 boysSDIowa: #89 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 314 boysIAIndiana: #127 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 507 boysINOhio: #107 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 426 boysOHPennsylvania: #129 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 569 boysPANew Jersey: #209 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,060 boysNJConnecticut: #168 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 770 boysCTCalifornia: #198 for boys · 255 births · 1 in 903 boysCAUtah: #230 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 930 boysUTColorado: #124 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 459 boysCONebraska: #88 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 297 boysNEMissouri: #92 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 360 boysMOKentucky: #107 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 403 boysKYWest Virginia: #105 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 369 boysWVVirginia: #126 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 543 boysVAMaryland: #120 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 510 boysMDDelaware: #86 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 281 boysDEArizona: #189 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 733 boysAZNew Mexico: #211 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 795 boysNMKansas: #94 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 339 boysKSArkansas: #105 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 414 boysARTennessee: #87 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 359 boysTNNorth Carolina: #100 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 424 boysNCSouth Carolina: #112 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 478 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #115 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 368 boysDCOklahoma: #122 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 452 boysOKLouisiana: #97 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 389 boysLAMississippi: #73 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 267 boysMSAlabama: #87 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 323 boysALGeorgia: #95 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 407 boysGAHawaii: #164 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 533 boysHITexas: #145 for boys · 294 births · 1 in 595 boysTXFlorida: #120 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 532 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#73 · 1 in 267
  2. Delaware#86 · 1 in 281
  3. Alabama#87 · 1 in 323
  4. Tennessee#87 · 1 in 359
  5. Nebraska#88 · 1 in 297

Best ever in a state: #32 in Wyoming, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#73521 in 267
Delaware#86131 in 281
Alabama#87711 in 323
Tennessee#87971 in 359
Nebraska#88331 in 297
Iowa#89481 in 314
Missouri#92901 in 360
Kansas#94471 in 339
South Dakota#94141 in 284
Georgia#951351 in 407
Louisiana#97611 in 389
North Carolina#1001201 in 424
Arkansas#105351 in 414
West Virginia#105231 in 369
Montana#106121 in 317
Kentucky#107551 in 403
Ohio#1071401 in 426
Minnesota#109661 in 427
New Hampshire#110131 in 377
South Carolina#112441 in 478
District of Columbia#115111 in 368
Michigan#117981 in 493
Florida#1201731 in 532
Maryland#120551 in 510
Oklahoma#122451 in 452
Colorado#124591 in 459
Wisconsin#124531 in 516
Illinois#1261221 in 555
Virginia#126761 in 543
Indiana#127711 in 507
Pennsylvania#1291071 in 569
North Dakota#13881 in 445
Alaska#13981 in 426
Rhode Island#14081 in 503
Texas#1452941 in 595
Massachusetts#149421 in 714
Nevada#149241 in 557
Oregon#155311 in 587
Idaho#158151 in 543
Hawaii#16491 in 533
Washington#166531 in 678
Connecticut#168191 in 770
Maine#18771 in 682
Arizona#189501 in 733
California#1982551 in 903
New York#1981021 in 1,024
New Jersey#209401 in 1,060
New Mexico#211121 in 795
Utah#230231 in 930
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Caden
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#211 → #201)
  • 41 spots since 2020 (#242 → #201)
  • 9 spots since 2015 (#192 → #201)
  • Biggest jump: 1,024 spots in 1992 (#1,895 → #871)
  • Biggest drop: 65 spots in 1993 (#871 → #936)
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1979
  • Peaked 2006 at #91 (4,775 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2005–2008
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1992–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 411
  • Highest: 1 in 411 boys born in 2007 were named Caden (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 981 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
  • Its best rank, #91 in 2006, was only 1 in 430 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 51.0% of all boys named Caden (36,737) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s5#6,056 (1979)#6,056
1980s90#3,079 (1988)#4,831
1990s2,850#288 (1999)#961
2000s36,737#91 (2006)#129
2010s22,376#119 (2010)#189
2020s9,987#198 (2023)#218

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Caden in 2011

girls
#4,151
35 births · 1 in 50,259 girls
boys
#134
3,046 births · 1 in 624 boys

Top girls' names in 2011

  1. #1Sophia21,863
  2. #2Isabella19,931
  3. #3Emma18,825
  4. #4Olivia17,335
  5. #5Ava15,518
  6. #6Emily14,277
  7. #7Abigail13,266
  8. #8Madison12,406
  9. #9Mia11,543
  10. #10Chloe11,007
  11. #4,151Caden35

Top boys' names in 2011

  1. #1Jacob20,403
  2. #2Mason19,530
  3. #3William17,362
  4. #4Jayden17,019
  5. #5Noah16,883
  6. #6Michael16,823
  7. #7Ethan16,702
  8. #8Alexander15,717
  9. #9Aiden15,520
  10. #10Daniel15,307
  11. #134Caden3,046
More about 2011

girls

1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 50,259 of them was named Caden, which outranked 78.8% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #4,072Zenia36
  2. #4,072Zyasia36
  3. #4,072Zyriah36
  4. #4,151Caden35
  5. #4,151Aalyah35
  6. #4,151Adalena35
  7. #4,151Adlee35
  8. #4,244Adryana34
  9. #4,244Aishwarya34
  10. #4,244Aissatou34

Tied with 92 names at #4,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2010
Risers
  1. ↑ 814Milania#1,629 → #815
  2. ↑ 554Alianna#1,529 → #975
  3. ↑ 444Hattie#1,438 → #994
  4. ↑ 419Aviana#1,185 → #766
  5. ↑ 414Avianna#1,249 → #835
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,131Allisson#796 → #1,927
  2. ↓ 350Shaniya#565 → #915
  3. ↓ 346Brisa#464 → #810
  4. ↓ 335Alexus#976 → #1,311
  5. ↓ 273Abigale#909 → #1,182

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 624 of them was named Caden, which outranked 99.1% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #131Santiago3,070
  2. #132Joel3,056
  3. #132Maxwell3,056
  4. #134Caden3,046
  5. #135Brady3,045
  6. #136Preston3,037
  7. #137Axel3,036
Biggest movers since 2010
Risers
  1. ↑ 869Flynn#1,806 → #937
  2. ↑ 601Raylan#1,299 → #698
  3. ↑ 415Brantley#735 → #320
  4. ↑ 405Bowen#1,127 → #722
  5. ↑ 328Crosby#1,068 → #740
Fallers
  1. ↓ 336Jencarlos#928 → #1,264
  2. ↓ 308Keshawn#997 → #1,305
  3. ↓ 284Octavio#928 → #1,212
  4. ↓ 268Talan#976 → #1,244
  5. ↓ 242Antony#956 → #1,198

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2011 →