Kaden

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #328 for boys in 2025, 1,034 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
2006 · 4,746 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
69,595
since 1977

Kaden over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #92, 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#13,2086#3281,034
2024#9,55610#3031,115
2023—#2811,196
2022#13,5926#2671,292
2021#12,2067#2601,330
2020#9,54610#2531,395
2019#9,11211#2441,535
2018#6,79217#2201,703
2017#9,34111#2091,858
2016#7,98814#2002,033
2015#5,65323#1792,345
2014#6,20720#1712,474
2013#4,24334#1512,636
2012#5,39825#1282,955
2011#4,24434#1193,294
2010#3,81640#1063,598
2009#2,44678#1024,068
2008#2,60971#1004,508
2007#2,10196#984,523
2006#1,939103#924,746
2005#1,615125#1004,365
2004#1,90998#1054,137
2003#2,52264#1213,337
2002#3,06947#1742,220
2001#2,88150#2231,549
2000#5,49120#2731,187
1999#4,87022#316898
1998#6,07316#433532
1997#6,48314#513394
1996#8,13210#529373
1995#13,3865#629268
1994#7,60411#713215
1993#9,5598#936132
1992—#1,097100
1991—#1,52857
1990—#1,53055
1989—#1,83141
1988—#2,59922
1987—#2,64120
1986—#3,26814
1985—#4,3339
1984—#4,9737
1983—#4,1419
1982—#5,6196
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First appearance
1977

The first year at least five boys were named Kaden! It came in at #5,845, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1977–1981, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kaden is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedNHWashington: #446 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,688 boysWAIdaho: #100 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 361 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedILWisconsin: #522 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,885 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedORNevada: #318 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,984 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 829 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedIAIndiana: #628 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,620 boysINOhio: #846 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 14,381 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,089 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 20,006 boysCAUtah: #61 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 217 boysUTColorado: #427 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,491 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedNEMissouri: #464 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,899 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedDEArizona: #608 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,495 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedNMKansas: #351 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,535 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #354 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,430 boysOKLouisiana: #541 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,889 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedHITexas: #919 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 12,759 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Kaden, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#61 · 1 in 217
  2. Idaho#100 · 1 in 361
  3. South Dakota#170 · 1 in 829
  4. Nevada#318 · 1 in 1,984
  5. Kansas#351 · 1 in 2,535

Best ever in a state: #9 in Montana, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#61811 in 217
Idaho#100201 in 361
South Dakota#17051 in 829
Nevada#31851 in 1,984
Kansas#35161 in 2,535
Oklahoma#35481 in 2,430
Colorado#42771 in 3,491
Washington#44691 in 3,688
Missouri#46471 in 4,899
Wisconsin#52251 in 5,885
Louisiana#54171 in 3,889
Arizona#60851 in 6,495
Indiana#62851 in 7,620
Ohio#84651 in 14,381
Texas#919121 in 12,759
California#1,089131 in 20,006
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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 Kaden
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 25 spots since 2024 (#303 → #328)
  • 75 spots since 2020 (#253 → #328)
  • 149 spots since 2015 (#179 → #328)
  • Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1994 (#936 → #713)
  • Biggest drop: 25 spots in 2025 (#303 → #328)
Rise & fade · boys
29 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1977
  • Peaked 2006 at #92 (4,746 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 9 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: 33 yrs · run 1993–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 433
  • Highest: 1 in 433 boys born in 2006 were named Kaden (0.23%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,652 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 49.8% of all boys named Kaden (34,640) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s5#5,845 (1977)#5,845
1980s133#1,831 (1989)#3,962
1990s3,024#316 (1999)#822
2000s34,640#92 (2006)#139
2010s24,431#106 (2010)#173
2020s7,362#253 (2020)#282

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.

Kaden in 1995

girls
#13,386
5 births · 1 in 351,710 girls
boys
#629
268 births · 1 in 7,103 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #13,386Kaden5

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #629Kaden268
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 351,710 of them was named Kaden, which outranked 15.0% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaden
  1. #11,783Ziara6
  2. #11,783Zierra6
  3. #11,783Zohra6
  4. #13,386Kaden5
  5. #13,386Aailiyah5
  6. #13,386Aalia5
  7. #13,386Aalijah5

Tied with 2,367 names at #13,386; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 7,103 of them was named Kaden, which outranked 93.9% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaden
  1. #626Dillan270
  2. #627Agustin269
  3. #627Madison269
  4. #629Kaden268
  5. #629Kahlil268
  6. #631Cordell267
  7. #631Darrius267
  8. #631Jamar267

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

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →