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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #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 2019

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 566 boysMEVermont: #119 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 295 boysVTNew Hampshire: #127 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 392 boysNHWashington: #219 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 874 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedIDMontana: #141 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 417 boysMTNorth Dakota: #184 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 542 boysNDMinnesota: #218 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 903 boysMNIllinois: #235 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 992 boysILWisconsin: #218 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 896 boysWIMichigan: #218 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 917 boysMINew York: #297 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,485 boysNYMassachusetts: #205 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 879 boysMARhode Island: #147 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 478 boysRIOregon: #232 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 867 boysORNevada: #293 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,167 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #207 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 626 boysSDIowa: #266 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,027 boysIAIndiana: #325 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,465 boysINOhio: #237 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,010 boysOHPennsylvania: #164 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 707 boysPANew Jersey: #269 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,205 boysNJConnecticut: #181 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 696 boysCTCalifornia: #295 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 1,411 boysCAUtah: #299 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,210 boysUTColorado: #184 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 698 boysCONebraska: #206 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 694 boysNEMissouri: #246 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,063 boysMOKentucky: #194 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 759 boysKYWest Virginia: #306 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,222 boysWVVirginia: #245 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,097 boysVAMaryland: #238 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,002 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedDEArizona: #352 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,592 boysAZNew Mexico: #377 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,521 boysNMKansas: #315 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,285 boysKSArkansas: #269 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,023 boysARTennessee: #194 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 800 boysTNNorth Carolina: #207 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 865 boysNCSouth Carolina: #194 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 764 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #220 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 748 boysDCOklahoma: #230 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 839 boysOKLouisiana: #332 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,329 boysLAMississippi: #221 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 800 boysMSAlabama: #205 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 781 boysALGeorgia: #221 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 928 boysGAHawaii: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 553 boysHITexas: #309 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,442 boysTXFlorida: #254 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,170 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#119 · 1 in 295
  2. New Hampshire#127 · 1 in 392
  3. Montana#141 · 1 in 417
  4. Rhode Island#147 · 1 in 478
  5. Pennsylvania#164 · 1 in 707

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#11951 in 295
New Hampshire#127111 in 392
Montana#14181 in 417
Rhode Island#14771 in 478
Pennsylvania#164791 in 707
Maine#17671 in 566
Connecticut#181191 in 696
Hawaii#18371 in 553
Colorado#184371 in 698
North Dakota#18471 in 542
Kentucky#194271 in 759
South Carolina#194271 in 764
Tennessee#194441 in 800
Alabama#205291 in 781
Massachusetts#205321 in 879
Nebraska#206131 in 694
North Carolina#207581 in 865
South Dakota#20761 in 626
Michigan#218481 in 917
Minnesota#218291 in 903
Wisconsin#218281 in 896
Washington#219391 in 874
District of Columbia#22051 in 748
Georgia#221561 in 928
Mississippi#221161 in 800
Oklahoma#230221 in 839
Oregon#232191 in 867
Illinois#235581 in 992
Ohio#237561 in 1,010
Maryland#238261 in 1,002
Virginia#245361 in 1,097
Missouri#246281 in 1,063
Florida#254811 in 1,170
Iowa#266141 in 1,027
Arkansas#269131 in 1,023
New Jersey#269331 in 1,205
Nevada#293111 in 1,167
California#2951441 in 1,411
New York#297631 in 1,485
Utah#299161 in 1,210
West Virginia#30661 in 1,222
Texas#3091211 in 1,442
Kansas#315111 in 1,285
Indiana#325231 in 1,465
Louisiana#332171 in 1,329
Arizona#352211 in 1,592
New Mexico#37751 in 1,521
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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 2019

girls
#8,138
13 births · 1 in 129,105 girls
boys
#248
1,475 births · 1 in 1,216 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #8,138Caden13

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #248Caden1,475
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 129,105 of them was named Caden, which outranked 54.8% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #7,716Ziyanna14
  2. #7,716Zurielle14
  3. #7,716Zylie14
  4. #8,138Caden13
  5. #8,138Aaisha13
  6. #8,138Aamina13
  7. #8,138Aaryahi13
  8. #8,597Aafiya12
  9. #8,597Aamilah12
  10. #8,597Aarnika12

Tied with 458 names at #8,138; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

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

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 1,216 of them was named Caden, which outranked 98.2% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #245Paul1,513
  2. #246Omar1,485
  3. #247Brian1,479
  4. #248Caden1,475
  5. #248Louis1,475
  6. #250Holden1,468
  7. #251Maximiliano1,460
  8. #252Paxton1,450

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

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

See the top 100 for 2019 →