Cayden

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #414 for boys in 2025, 774 births
Given to boys 95.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2009 · 2,749 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
41,245
since 1990

Cayden over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cayden has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #143, 2009boys
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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#7,49114#414774
2024#5,44323#349968
2023#8,05513#3271,027
2022#4,20234#2951,164
2021#4,96426#2891,178
2020#5,16824#2671,287
2019#5,44923#2641,367
2018#3,49744#2511,463
2017#3,69741#2411,534
2016#3,28049#2431,560
2015#3,09254#2131,869
2014#2,58268#1982,050
2013#2,17386#1722,389
2012#1,886106#1642,378
2011#1,789113#1502,576
2010#1,720121#1512,581
2009#1,469158#1432,749
2008#1,421167#1732,322
2007#1,613138#1762,341
2006#1,878108#2131,753
2005#1,690117#2231,574
2004#1,820104#2641,242
2003#2,26075#3001,013
2002#2,88851#375699
2001#3,86433#543398
2000#4,18529#624300
1999#5,21920#763209
1998#6,07316#1,005136
1997—#1,190100
1996#11,8076#1,48068
1995#9,5538#1,88745
1994#8,8049#1,51662
1993—#2,69726
1992—#2,67026
1991—#5,09610
1990—#6,4157
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First appearance
1990

The first year at least five boys were named Cayden! It came in at #6,415, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1990–1991, when fewer than 11 boys a year got the name.

Where Cayden is popular in 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #102 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 318 boysAKMaine: #206 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 783 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cayden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #131 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 487 boysNHWashington: #260 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,081 boysWAIdaho: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 887 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cayden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cayden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #207 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 904 boysMNIllinois: #161 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 724 boysILWisconsin: #128 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 484 boysWIMichigan: #164 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 706 boysMINew York: #180 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 932 boysNYMassachusetts: #175 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 794 boysMARhode Island: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 388 boysRIOregon: #315 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,383 boysORNevada: #192 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 736 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cayden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 825 boysSDIowa: #169 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 664 boysIAIndiana: #117 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 475 boysINOhio: #179 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 785 boysOHPennsylvania: #166 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 747 boysPANew Jersey: #176 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 831 boysNJConnecticut: #170 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 753 boysCTCalifornia: #261 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 1,275 boysCAUtah: #540 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,086 boysUTColorado: #220 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 865 boysCONebraska: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 714 boysNEMissouri: #191 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 775 boysMOKentucky: #147 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 584 boysKYWest Virginia: #151 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 559 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 503 boysVAMaryland: #160 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 705 boysMDDelaware: #90 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 271 boysDEArizona: #228 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 897 boysAZNew Mexico: #277 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,153 boysNMKansas: #135 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 503 boysKSArkansas: #172 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 648 boysARTennessee: #93 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 359 boysTNNorth Carolina: #118 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 509 boysNCSouth Carolina: #87 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 321 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #165 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 640 boysOKLouisiana: #103 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 392 boysLAMississippi: #96 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 355 boysMSAlabama: #80 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 298 boysALGeorgia: #93 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 381 boysGAHawaii: #184 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 605 boysHITexas: #223 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 990 boysTXFlorida: #114 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 519 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#80 · 1 in 298
  2. South Carolina#87 · 1 in 321
  3. Delaware#90 · 1 in 271
  4. Tennessee#93 · 1 in 359
  5. Georgia#93 · 1 in 381

Best ever in a state: #53 in Mississippi, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#80751 in 298
South Carolina#87661 in 321
Delaware#90131 in 271
Georgia#931411 in 381
Tennessee#93991 in 359
Mississippi#96381 in 355
Alaska#102111 in 318
Louisiana#103631 in 392
Rhode Island#113101 in 388
Florida#1141801 in 519
Indiana#117751 in 475
North Carolina#118991 in 509
Virginia#118831 in 503
Wisconsin#128561 in 484
New Hampshire#131101 in 487
Kansas#135311 in 503
Kentucky#147381 in 584
West Virginia#151151 in 559
Maryland#160391 in 705
Illinois#161911 in 724
Michigan#164681 in 706
Oklahoma#165331 in 640
Pennsylvania#166801 in 747
Iowa#169231 in 664
Connecticut#170191 in 753
Arkansas#172221 in 648
Massachusetts#175371 in 794
New Jersey#176501 in 831
Ohio#179761 in 785
New York#1801101 in 932
Hawaii#18481 in 605
Missouri#191411 in 775
Nevada#192181 in 736
Nebraska#193141 in 714
Maine#20661 in 783
Minnesota#207311 in 904
Colorado#220311 in 865
Texas#2231821 in 990
Arizona#228411 in 897
South Dakota#24251 in 825
Idaho#25391 in 887
Washington#260331 in 1,081
California#2611781 in 1,275
New Mexico#27781 in 1,153
Oregon#315131 in 1,383
Utah#54071 in 3,086
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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 Cayden
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 65 spots since 2024 (#349 → #414)
  • 147 spots since 2020 (#267 → #414)
  • 201 spots since 2015 (#213 → #414)
  • Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1999 (#1,005 → #763)
  • Biggest drop: 65 spots in 2025 (#349 → #414)
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1990
  • Peaked 2009 at #143 (2,749 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 722
  • Highest: 1 in 722 boys born in 2009 were named Cayden (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,207 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 47.9% of all boys named Cayden (19,767) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s689#763 (1999)#2,472
2000s14,391#143 (2009)#303
2010s19,767#150 (2011)#205
2020s6,398#267 (2020)#324

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.

Cayden in 2013

girls
#2,173
86 births · 1 in 20,404 girls
boys
#172
2,389 births · 1 in 792 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #2,173Cayden86

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #172Cayden2,389
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 20,404 of them was named Cayden, which outranked 88.7% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cayden
  1. #2,152Sinai87
  2. #2,152Tatyana87
  3. #2,152Teegan87
  4. #2,173Cayden86
  5. #2,173Avalee86
  6. #2,173Daria86
  7. #2,173Desire86
  8. #2,187Aaliya85
  9. #2,187Aminata85
  10. #2,187Avaya85

Tied with 13 names at #2,173; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 792 of them was named Cayden, which outranked 98.8% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cayden
  1. #169Grant2,419
  2. #170Maddox2,418
  3. #171Emmanuel2,401
  4. #172Cayden2,389
  5. #173Emmett2,360
  6. #174Malachi2,337
  7. #175Brady2,332
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →